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Hypoglycemia

Hypoglycemia (American English), also spelled hypoglycaemia or hypoglycæmia (British English), sometimes called low blood sugar, is a fall in blood sugar to levels below normal, typically below 70 mg/dL (3.9 mmol/L). Whipple's triad is used to properly identify hypoglycemic episodes. It is defined as blood glucose below 70 mg/dL (3.9 mmol/L), symptoms…

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Causes
Medications (insulin, glinides, and sulfonylureas), sepsis, kidney failure, certain tumors, liver disease, malnutrition
Complications
Loss of consciousness, death, cardiac arrest
Deaths
In type 1 diabetics, 6–10% will die of hypoglycemia.
Diagnostic method
Whipple's triad: Symptoms of hypoglycemia, serum blood glucose level <70 mg/dL (3.9 mmol/L), and resolution of symptoms when blood glucose returns to normal
Frequency
In type 1 diabetics, mild hypoglycemia occurs twice per week on average, and severe hypoglycemia occurs once per year.
Medication
Glucose, glucagon

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HypoglycemiaCausesMedications (insulin, glinides, and sulfonylureas), sepsis, kidney failure, certain tumors, liver disease, malnutrition1.00infobox
HypoglycemiaComplicationsLoss of consciousness, death, cardiac arrest1.00infobox
HypoglycemiaDeathsIn type 1 diabetics, 6–10% will die of hypoglycemia.1.00infobox
HypoglycemiaDiagnostic methodWhipple's triad: Symptoms of hypoglycemia, serum blood glucose level <70 mg/dL (3.9 mmol/L), and resolution of symptoms when blood glucose returns to normal1.00infobox
HypoglycemiaFrequencyIn type 1 diabetics, mild hypoglycemia occurs twice per week on average, and severe hypoglycemia occurs once per year.1.00infobox
HypoglycemiaMedicationGlucose, glucagon1.00infobox
HypoglycemiaOther namesHypoglycaemia, hypoglycæmia, low blood glucose, low blood sugar1.00infobox
HypoglycemiaSpecialtyEndocrinology, emergency medicine1.00infobox
HypoglycemiaSymptomsHeadache, blurred vision, shakiness, dizziness, weakness, fatigue, sweating, clamminess, fast heart rate, anxiety, hunger, nausea, pins and needles sensation, difficulty talking…1.00infobox
HypoglycemiaTreatmentEating foods high in simple sugars1.00infobox
HypoglycemiaUsual onsetRapid1.00infobox
Hypoglycemiacausesdeath in 60.90text

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