Hypoglycaemia

Introduction: Hypoglycaemia

Description of Hypoglycaemia

Hypoglycaemia (medical condition): Hypoglycemia is a low level of sugar in the blood. When you haven't eaten recently, the body will usually produce sugar in the liver to avoid blood sugar levels falling. However, this mechanism does not always work perfect. Some ...more

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Hypoglycaemia: abnormally low blood sugar usually resulting from excessive insulin or a poor diet.
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Hypoglycaemia: A syndrome of abnormally low BLOOD GLUCOSE level. Clinical hypoglycemia has diverse etiologies. Severe hypoglycemia eventually lead to glucose deprivation of the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM resulting in HUNGER; SWEATING; PARESTHESIA; impaired mental function; SEIZURES; COMA; and even DEATH.
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Hypoglycaemia as a Disease

Hypoglycaemia: Another name for Hypoglycemia (or close medical condition association).
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Hypoglycaemia: Related Diseases

Hypoglycaemia: Hypoglycaemia is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Blood conditions

Causes of Hypoglycaemia

Some of the causes of Hypoglycaemia are included in the list below:

• Chronic hypoglycemia (see Hypoglycemia) - including various types of hypoglycemia:
  • Reactive hypoglycemia (type of Hypoglycemia)
  • Fasting hypoglycemia (type of Hypoglycemia)
• Diabetes - hypos are caused by the treatments for diabetes rather than diabetes itself
• Pregnancy

See full list of 212 causes of Hypoglycaemia (Hypoglycemia)

Symptoms of Hypoglycaemia (Hypoglycemia)

Some of the symptoms of Hypoglycaemia incude:

• Shaking
• Trembling
• Sweating
• Excessive hunger
• Pallor

See full list of 22 symptoms of Hypoglycaemia (Hypoglycemia)

Treatments for Hypoglycaemia (Hypoglycemia)

Treatments for Hypoglycaemia (Hypoglycemia) include:

• Treatments for an acute hypoglycemic episode include:
  • Sugars - almost any kind of glucose or other sugar: sweets, non-diet sodas, fruit juice, milk (skim is best), chocolate, candies, etc.
  • Glucagon injection
  • Emergency treatment
• Treatments for reactive hypoglycemia after meals includes:

See full list of 10 treatments for Hypoglycaemia

Treatment of Hypoglycaemia: For more treatment information about Hypoglycaemia, see treatment of Hypoglycemia (Hypoglycaemia)

Hypoglycaemia: Article Excerpts about Hypoglycemia

Hypoglycemia: NIDDK (Excerpt)

Glucose, a form of sugar, is the body's main fuel. Hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, occurs when blood levels of glucose drop too low to fuel the body's activity. (Source: excerpt from Hypoglycemia: NIDDK)

Diabetes: NWHIC (Excerpt)

Hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, is not diabetes but may occur as a complication of diabetes, as a condition in itself, or in association with other disorders. Hypoglycemia occurs when levels of glucose, the body's main fuel, drop too low to fuel the body's activity. Carbohydrates (sugars and starches) are the body's main dietary sources of glucose. During digestion, the glucose is absorbed into the blood stream (hence the term "blood sugar"), which carries it to every cell in the body. Unused glucose is stored in the liver as glycogen. In the case of hypoglycemia, the mechanism for converting stored glucose (glycogen) back into usable glucose energy (glucose) by the body is faulty. The process normally involves the liver and other organs as well as various hormones. (Source: excerpt from Diabetes: NWHIC)

Terms associated with Hypoglycaemia:

Terms Similar to Hypoglycaemia:

• Glucose levels low (blood, serum or plasma)
• Hypoglycemia

Source: Diseases Database

• hypoglycemia

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Broader terms for Hypoglycaemia

• symptom

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Hierarchical classifications of Hypoglycaemia

The following list attempts to classify Hypoglycaemia into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• symptom
• evidence,grounds
• information
• cognition,knowledge,noesis
• psychological feature

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External links related to: Hypoglycaemia

• eMedicine - Hypoglycemia : Article by Robert Hoffman, MD
• hypoglycaemia - General Practice Notebook
• eMedicine - Hypoglycemia : Article by Kenneth J Snow, MD
• eMedicine - Hypoglycemia : Article by Frank Smeeks, MD, FAAEM

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