Glucagonoma

Exam Cram

Med Reg Notes

• Very rare, 1/20 million

• Cause of secondary diabetes

• Presentation: stable weight, hyperglycaemia: polyuria, polydipisia, urine dip glucose ++

• Rash: necrolytic migratory erythema

Comparison with insulinoma

• Weight gain, recurrent hypoglycaemia

Written in 2025