Octreotide for the treatment of hypoglycemia after insulin glargine overdose.

Background: Intentional insulin glargine overdose is rarely reported in the literature, but usually results in prolonged hypoglycemia requiring intensive care unit admission.

Objective: We report a case of using octreotide to treat prolonged hypoglycemia after a large insulin glargine overdose.

Case Report: A 56-year-old man with type 2 diabetes mellitus presented to the Emergency Department after a multidrug overdose including up to 3,300 units insulin glargine.