Hypoglycemia
Hypoglycemia: Introduction
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 or may not be severe enough to warrant a diagnosis
of clinical hypoglycemia.
Because of the variety of possible causes,
any hypoglycemia symptoms need medical diagnosis.
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Causes of Hypoglycemia:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Hypoglycemia.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
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causes of Hypoglycemia
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Causes of Types of Hypoglycemia:
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Hypoglycemia: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Hypoglycemia: Related Rare Diseases
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Diagnostic tests for Hypoglycemia:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Hypoglycemia. Some of these are listed below :
- Blood tests
- Measurement of overnight fasting glucose and insulin levels on three occasions, if suspect insulinona
- Hospitalization for repeated blood sugar levels during a 72 hour fast, if overnight testing is inconclusive
- Plasma cortisol. If decreased consider Addison's disease
- Plasma growth hormone. If decreased consider Simmond's disease
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Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Hypoglycemia.
Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing
your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information
you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis.
Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:
- Symptoms of hypoglycemia? - e.g. early symptoms include sweating, tremor, palpitations, hunger, pins and needles around the mouth. Later may have a loss of consciousness and coma.
- Past medical history? - e.g. liver failure, terminal kidney failure, hypopituitarism and Addison's disease may cause hypoglycemia.
- Past surgical history? - e.g. low blood sugar occurring after meals can sometimes occur after gastric surgery, due to rapid gastric emptying and mismatching of food and insulin.
- Medications? - Oral hypoglycemic medications, notably sulphonylureas and insulin may cause low blood sugar and the dosage may have to be reduced. Propanolol, quinine and pentamidine may also cause hypoglycaemia.
- Alcohol history? - alcohol may cause reduced blood sugar. The person who substitutes alcoholic beverage for lunch is particularly at risk, as is the poorly nourished chronic alcoholic.
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Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)
Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse
your condition.
The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Hypoglycemia) may include:
- Weight gain and /or episode of loss of consciousness? - would strongly suggest an insulinoma as the cause.
- Symptoms of malaria? - e.g. chills, paroxysms of fevers, sweating, fatigue, exhaustion, headaches. Severe falciparum malaria may be complicated by hypoglycemia, especially in children.
- Symptoms of Addison's disease? - symptoms are often vague but may include e.g. weight loss, loss of appetite, tiredness, weakness, fever, depression, lack of menstrual periods, impotence, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, confusion, fainting, abdominal pain, constipation, muscle aches.
- Symptoms of insulinoma? - Symptoms are associated with fasting or exercise e.g. double vision, sweating, palpitations, weakness, confusion, abnormal behavior, loss of consciousness or seizures.
- Symptoms of Simmond's disease? - e.g. usually develops after childbirth due to lack of blood supply to the pituitary during an episode of low blood pressure during delivery. Characterised by weakness, loss of weight, loss of body hair, low blood pressure and symptoms of low thyroid, adrenal and gonadal function.
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Home Diagnostic Testing and Hypoglycemia
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Causes of Hypoglycemia listed in Disease Database:
Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Hypoglycemia as a symptom include:
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causes of Hypoglycemia
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Medications or substances causing Hypoglycemia:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Hypoglycemia as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
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medications causing Hypoglycemia
Drug interactions causing Hypoglycemia:
When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react
causing Hypoglycemia as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
- Acitretin and Glyburide interaction
- Lisinopril and antidiabetes drug interaction
- Prinvil and antidiabetes drug interaction
- Zestril and antidiabetes drug interaction
- Lisinopril and insulin interaction
- Prinvil and insulin interaction
- Zestril and insulin interaction
- Bumex (Bumetanide) and Hyperstat I.V. (Diazoxide) interaction
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drug interactions causing Hypoglycemia
Article Excerpts about Hypoglycemia
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, 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)
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, 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)
Definitions of 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.
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)
Abnormally low blood sugar usually resulting from excessive insulin or a poor diet
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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)
Abnormally low blood sugar.
- (Source - National Cancer Institute)
Detailed list of causes of Hypoglycemia
The list below shows some of the causes of Hypoglycemia mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Hypoglycemia
How Common are these Causes of Hypoglycemia?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Hypoglycemia.
Of the 224
causes of Hypoglycemia that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 3
causes are "very common" diseases
- 1
causes are "common" diseases
- 3
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 1
causes are "rare" diseases
- 4
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 220
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 224
causes of Hypoglycemia
Conditions listing symptoms: Hypoglycemia:
The following list of conditions
have 'Hypoglycemia' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
Symbols
3-alpha-Hydroxyacyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency
... low blood sugar3-alpha-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency
... low blood sugar3-methylglutaconic aciduria, type 4
... low blood sugarA
ACAD9 deficiency
... hypoglycemiaAchalasia - addisonianism - alacrima syndrome
... low blood sugarAchalasia - Addisonianism - Alacrimia syndrome
... low blood sugarAckee Fruit Food poisoning
... hypoglycemiaACTH Deficiency
... low blood sugarAcute fatty liver of pregnancy
... low blood sugarAcute liver failure
... hypoglycemiaAcute meningitis
... HypoglycemiaAcyl-CoA dehydrogenase, short chain, deficiency of
... low blood sugarAddison's Disease
... HypoglycemiaAddisonian crisis
... hypoglycemiaAdrenal Cortex Diseases
... low blood sugarAdrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked
... low blood sugarAdverse reaction to chemical - 1,1-Dichloroethene
... low blood sugarAlpers Syndrome
... fasting hypoglycemiaB
Bacterial meningitis
... HypoglycemiaBaker-Winegrad disease
... fasting hypoglycemiaC
Carnitine palmitoyl transferase 1 deficiency
... low blood sugarCarnitine palmitoyl transferase 2 deficiency
... low blood sugarCarnitine palmitoyl transferase deficiency
... low blood sugarCarnitine palmitoyl transferase II deficiency, infantile hepatocardiomuscular type
... low blood sugarCarnitine transporter deficiency
... low blood sugarCarnitine-acylcarnitine translocase deficiency
... hypoglycemiaCDG syndrome type 1B
... hypoglycemiaChromosome 15q triplication syndrome
... hypoglycemiaChromosome 6, trisomy 6q
... HypoglycemiaChromosome 6q duplication syndrome
... hypoglycemiaCleft lip palate pituitary deficiency
... hypoglycemiaCoenzyme Q cytochrome c reductase deficiency of
... low blood sugarCongenital disorder of glycosylation type 1B
... hypoglycemiaCongenital Disorders of Glycosylation
... hypoglycemiaD
Diabetic Gastroparesis
... Diabetic hypoDicarboxylicaminoaciduria
... hypoglycemiaDuplication 6q
... HypoglycemiaE
Electron Transfer Flavoprotein, deficiency of
... low blood sugarEndomyocardial fibroelastosis
... low blood sugarF
Forbes disease
... low blood sugarFructose-1,6-bisphosphatase deficiency, hereditary
... low blood sugarFunctioning pancreatic endocrine tumor
... fasting hypoglycemiaG
Galactosemia I
... hypoglycemic crisisGlucocorticoid deficiency, familial
... hypoglycemiaGlutaric aciduria 2
... low blood sugarGlutaric aciduria type II
... hypoglycemiaGlutaric Aciduria, neonatal form of type II A
... low blood sugarGlutaricaciduria 2B
... low blood sugarGlycogen branching deficiency
... low blood sugarGlycogen debranching deficiency
... low blood sugarGlycogen storage disease type 1C
... low blood sugarGlycogen storage disease type 1D
... low blood sugarGlycogen storage disease type 6
... low blood sugarGlycogen storage disease type 6A, due to phosphorylase kinase deficiency
... low blood sugarGlycogen Storage Disease Type I
... low blood sugarH
HADH deficiency
... low blood sugarHerbal Agent adverse reaction - Clove
... low blood sugarHerbal Agent adverse reaction - Ginseng
... low blood sugarHerbal Agent overdose - Ginseng
... low blood sugarHereditary carnitine deficiency
... low blood sugarHereditary carnitine deficiency syndrome
... low blood sugarHereditary carnitine deficiency syndrome, systemic
... low blood sugarHistidinuria, renal tubular defect
... low blood sugarHMG CoA synthetase deficiency
... hypoglycemiaHMG-CoA lyase deficiency
... low blood sugarHyperinsulinemia
... hypoglycemia, hypoglycemic attackHyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 1
... low blood sugarHyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 2
... low blood sugarHyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 3
... low blood sugarHyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 4
... low blood sugarHyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 5
... low blood sugarHyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 6
... low blood sugarHyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 7
... low blood sugarHyperinsulinism due to glucokinase deficiency
... low blood sugarHyperinsulinism due to glutamodehydrogenase deficiency
... low blood sugarHyperinsulinism in children, congenital
... low blood sugarHyperinsulinism, diffuse
... hypoglycemiaHyperinsulinism, focal
... hypoglycemiaHypoglycemia with deficiency of glycogen synthetase in the liver
... hypoglycemiaHypoglycemia, leucine-induced
... hypoglycemiaHypoketonemic hypoglycemia
... low blood sugarI
Inborn urea cycle disorder
... low blood sugarInsulin-resistance type B
... low blood sugarInsulinoma
... clinical hypoglycemia, chronic repeated hypoglycemia, fasting hypoglycemiaJ
Jacobsen syndrome
... low blood sugarL
L-3-alpha-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase, short chain, deficiency
... low blood sugarLADHSC deficiency
... low blood sugarLeucinosis
... low blood sugarLong-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency
... low blood sugarM
M/SCHAD deficiency
... low blood sugarMalonic aciduria
... low blood sugarMaple syrup urine disease
... hypoglycemic crisisMaple syrup urine disease, type 1A
... hypoglycemic crisisMaple syrup urine disease, type 1B
... hypoglycemic crisisMaple syrup urine disease, type II
... hypoglycemic crisisMaple syrup urine disease, type III
... hypoglycemic crisisMedium and long chan 3-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency
... low blood sugarMedium and short chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency
... low blood sugarMedium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency
... low blood sugarMetastatic insulinoma
... fasting hypoglycemiaMGA 4
... low blood sugarMitochondrial trifunctional protein deficiency
... low blood sugarMultiple endocrine neoplasia type 1
... hypoglycemic crisisMyxedema coma
... HypoglycemiaN
Neonatal bacterial meningitis
... hypoglycemiaNephroblastomatosis - fetal ascites - macrosomia - wilms tumor
... low blood sugarNephroblastomatosis, fetal ascites, macrosomia and Wilms tumor
... low blood sugarO
Organic acidemia
... low blood sugarOriental Hornet poisoning
... low blood sugarP
Pancreatic adenoma
... low blood sugarPancreatic cancer, adult
... hypoglycemiaPancreatic islet cell tumors (functioning tumor)
... low blood sugarPancreatic islet cell tumors (non-functioning tumor)
... hypoglycemiaPEPCK 1 deficiency
... low blood sugarPEPCK 2 deficiency
... low blood sugarPhosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) deficiency
... low blood sugarPituitary dwarfism 1
... hypoglycemiaPyridoxamine 5-prime-phosphate oxidase deficiency
... low blood sugarR
Reye's Syndrome
... low blood sugarRimbaud-Passouant-Vallat syndrome
... hypoglycemiaS
SCHAD Deficiency - formerly
... low blood sugarSheehan Syndrome
... hypoglycemic crisisShort Chain Acyl CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (SCAD)
... low blood sugarShort stature - pituitary and cerebellar defects - small sella turcica
... low blood sugarShort-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency
... low blood sugarSystemic monochloroacetate poisoning
... hypoglycemiaT
Timme syndrome
... low blood sugarTyrosinemia
... low blood sugarV
Von Gierke Disease
... Low blood sugarVon Gierke disease IA
... low blood sugarVon Gierke disease IB
... low blood sugar
Conditions listing complications: Hypoglycemia:
The following list of conditions
have 'Hypoglycemia' or similar
listed as a complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A
Acidemia, methylmalonic
... low blood sugarD
Diabetes
... HypoglycemiaH
Hyperinsulinemia
... chronic hypoglycemia, hypoglycemiaM
Malaria
... hypoglycemiaMultiple endocrine neoplasia type 1
... hypoglycemiaT
Type 1 diabetes
... HypoglycemiaType 2 diabetes
... Hypoglycemia
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Causes of Hypoglycemia Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Hypoglycemia based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
What are the alternative names for Hypoglycemia:
Hypoglycaemia, Glucose levels low (blood, serum or plasma)
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Classifications of Hypoglycemia:
Subtypes of Hypoglycemia:
Low blood sugar (85 causes)
Symptoms related to Hypoglycemia:
Low blood sugar (85 causes), Dizziness (1141 causes), Hypoglycemic attack, Diabetic hypo, Insulin shock, Insulinoma, Alcoholism, Fasting (1 cause), Hormone deficiencies, Strenuous exercise, Galactosemia, Liver disease
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