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Dictionary » Hypoglycemia

Hypoglycemia

Introduction: Hypoglycemia

Description of Hypoglycemia

Hypoglycemia (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 ...more

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Hypoglycemia:
  »Introduction: Hypoglycemia
  »Symptoms of Hypoglycemia
  »Causes of Hypoglycemia
  »Treatments for Hypoglycemia

Hypoglycemia: Symptoms resulting from low blood glucose (normal glucose range 60-100 mg/dL [3.3-5.6 mmol/L]), which are either autonomic or neuroglycopenic. Autonomic symptoms include sweating, trembling, feelings of warmth, anxiety, and nausea. Neuroglycopenic symptoms include feelings of dizziness, confusion, tiredness, difficulty speaking, headache, and inability to concentrate. SYN: glucopenia.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Hypoglycemia: Abnormally low blood sugar.
Source: National Institute of Health

Hypoglycemia: abnormally low blood sugar usually resulting from excessive insulin or a poor diet.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Hypoglycemia: 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.
Source: Diseases Database

Hypoglycemia: 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.
Source: CRISP

Hypoglycemia: 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.
Source: MeSH 2007

Hypoglycemia as a Disease

Hypoglycemia (medical condition): See Hypoglycemia (disease information).
  »Introduction: Hypoglycemia
  »Symptoms of Hypoglycemia
  »Causes of Hypoglycemia
  »Treatments for Hypoglycemia

Hypoglycemia: Related Diseases

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

Blood conditions

Hypoglycemia: Article Excerpts

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)

Hypoglycemia: NIDDK (Excerpt)

Diabetes: NWHIC (Excerpt)

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Hypoglycemia as a Symptom

Hypoglycemia (symptom): Low blood sugar levels.

Hypoglycemia (symptom): Low blood sugar levels (hypoglycemia) can arise due to diseases such as chronic hypoglycemia. People with diabetes often have hypoglycemia attacks caused by insulin or diabetes pills. Some people have mild hypoglycemia after a period of non-eating, which may ... more

Hypoglycemia: See also Hypoglycemia:
»Introduction: Hypoglycemia
»Causes of Hypoglycemia

Hypoglycemia (symptom): 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)

Hypoglycemia (symptom): See Hypoglycemia (symptom information).