Hypoglycemia or hypoglycemia (not to be confused with Hyperglycemia) is the medical term for a state created by a lower than normal level of blood glucose. The most common forms of hypoglycemia occur as a complication of treatment of diabetes mellitus with insulin or oral medications. Hypoglycemia is treated by restoring the blood glucose level to normal by the ingestion or administration of dextrose or carbohydrate foods. Most healthy adults maintain fasting glucose levels above 4.0 mol/L, and develop symptoms of hypoglycemia when the glucose falls below 4 mol/L.Symptoms known to be caused by hypoglycemia
Hypoglycemia is the clinical syndrome that results from low blood sugar. Classically, hypoglycemia is diagnosed by a low blood sugar with symptoms that resolve when the sugar level returns to the normal range. Hypoglycemia symptoms
While patients who do not have any metabolic problems can complain of symptoms suggestive of low blood sugar, true hypoglycemia usually occurs in patients being treated for diabetes (type 1 and type 2). I thought high blood sugar was bad. Why is low blood sugar also bad? Hypoglycemia symptoms
The body needs fuel to work. For emergency situations (like prolonged fasting), the body stores a stash of sugar in the liver as glycogen.
