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Hypoglycemia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hypoglycemia or hypoglycaemia is the medical term for a state produced by a lower than normal level of blood glucose. The term literally means "under-sweet blood" (Gr. hypo- , glykys , haima ...
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Diabetic hypoglycemia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Diabetic hypoglycemia describes a low blood glucose level occurring in a person with diabetes mellitus. It is one of the most common types of hypoglycemia seen in emergency departments and hospitals....
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This study quantifies blood glucose (BG) disturbances occurring before and after episodes of severe hypoglycemia (SH). For 6–8 months, 85 individuals with type 1 diabetes and a history of SH (age, 44 ± 10 yr; 41 women and 44 men;
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Well let's first define severe hypoglycemia. As a medical community, we define severe hypoglycemia as requiring the treatment from another person. Maybe it's a schoolteacher for a child, maybe it's a spouse, maybe it's a sibling, maybe it's a roommate. ... Now somebody with severe hypoglycemia, it's a whole different...
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Severe hypoglycemia is a medical emergency. People with severe hypoglycemia have such a small amount of glucose in their blood that it affects their brains. As a result, they lose consciousness and pass out. Signs and symptoms of severe hypoglycemia include:
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Couldn’t help myself. But this is serious stuff, actually. A small company out of Washington state is working hard to gather some much-needed data on severe hypoglycemia, and how we can better prepare for it and treat it.
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