Hypoglycemia associated with insulin autoimmunity: molecular mechanisms & dependencies

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The case carried HLA-DRB1*0406 and had marked hypoglycemia, providing genetic context for the observed insulin autoimmunity.
Insulin-binding autoantibodies → Hypoglycemia associated with insulin autoimmunity source_derived_draftungraded
Experimental context and source evidence
evidence_span
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experimental_model
Insulin autoimmune syndrome case report
exposure
Lipoic-acid exposure preceding symptoms
limitations
Temporal case association; does not establish incidence, universal HLA susceptibility or a proved molecular antigen mechanism.
nutrient_topic
Alpha-lipoic acid research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Lipoic acid
organism
Human
plain_language
Susceptibility may matter, but one case cannot define everyone’s risk.
primary_references
[ala-p17329919] Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome possibly caused by alpha lipoic acid. (2007). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17329919/ DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.46.1893
tissue_or_cell_type
55-year-old person with hypoglycemia and insulin autoantibodies
Alpha-lipoic acid: cofactor assembly, redox signaling and nutrient interactions (2026-09-17) · lines 1313–1324
AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Insulin autoimmune syndrome case report · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
### ala-ias-hla-context The case carried HLA-DRB1*0406 and had marked hypoglycemia, providing genetic context for the observed insulin autoimmunity. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Alpha-lipoic acid research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: Susceptibility may matter, but one case cannot define everyone’s risk. organism: Human tissue_or_cell_type: 55-year-old person with hypoglycemia and insulin autoantibodies experimental_model: Insulin autoimmune syndrome case report limitations: Temporal case association; does not establish incidence, universal HLA susceptibility or a proved molecular antigen mechanism. exposure: Lipoic-acid exposure preceding symptoms evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/ala-research/17329919.abstract.txt", "locator": "Exact primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "966bd02f0d270b1b8ab0e6ae7403fdeb0360e0cc0ceca34dfa4eef3e30204411", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 608, "text_sha256": "966bd02f0d270b1b8ab0e6ae7403fdeb0360e0cc0ceca34dfa4eef3e30204411"} [ala-p17329919] Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome possibly caused by alpha lipoic acid. (2007). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17329919/ DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.46.1893
Complete structured claim and evidence
A reported patient developed hypoglycemia with high insulin autoantibodies after lipoic-acid exposure.
Lipoic acid → Hypoglycemia associated with insulin autoimmunity source_derived_draftungraded
Experimental context and source evidence
evidence_span
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experimental_model
Insulin autoimmune syndrome case report
exposure
Lipoic-acid exposure preceding symptoms
limitations
Temporal case association; does not establish incidence, universal HLA susceptibility or a proved molecular antigen mechanism.
nutrient_topic
Alpha-lipoic acid research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Lipoic acid
organism
Human
plain_language
Rare immune-mediated hypoglycemia is different from ordinary insulin sensitization.
primary_references
[ala-p17329919] Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome possibly caused by alpha lipoic acid. (2007). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17329919/ DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.46.1893
tissue_or_cell_type
55-year-old person with hypoglycemia and insulin autoantibodies
Alpha-lipoic acid: cofactor assembly, redox signaling and nutrient interactions (2026-09-17) · lines 1300–1311
AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Insulin autoimmune syndrome case report · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
### ala-insulin-autoimmune-case A reported patient developed hypoglycemia with high insulin autoantibodies after lipoic-acid exposure. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Alpha-lipoic acid research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: Rare immune-mediated hypoglycemia is different from ordinary insulin sensitization. organism: Human tissue_or_cell_type: 55-year-old person with hypoglycemia and insulin autoantibodies experimental_model: Insulin autoimmune syndrome case report limitations: Temporal case association; does not establish incidence, universal HLA susceptibility or a proved molecular antigen mechanism. exposure: Lipoic-acid exposure preceding symptoms evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/ala-research/17329919.abstract.txt", "locator": "Exact primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "966bd02f0d270b1b8ab0e6ae7403fdeb0360e0cc0ceca34dfa4eef3e30204411", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 608, "text_sha256": "966bd02f0d270b1b8ab0e6ae7403fdeb0360e0cc0ceca34dfa4eef3e30204411"} [ala-p17329919] Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome possibly caused by alpha lipoic acid. (2007). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17329919/ DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.46.1893
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Hypoglycemia associated with insulin autoimmunity