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{{Short description|Health condition}}
{{Infobox medical condition (new)
| name = Hypoglycemia
| synonyms = Hypoglycaemia, hypoglycæmia, low blood glucose, low blood sugar
| image = Glucose test.JPG
| caption = [[Glucose meter]]
| field = [[Endocrinology]]
| symptoms = Headache, blurred vision, shakiness, dizziness, weakness, tiredness, sweating, clamminess, fast heart rate, pounding heartbeat, nervousness or anxiety, hunger, nausea, pins and needles sensation, difficulty talking, confusion, [[loss of consciousness]], unusual behavior, lightheadedness, pale skin color, [[seizures]], death
| complications =
| onset = Rapid
| duration =
| causes = [[Anti-diabetic medication|Medications]] ([[insulin]], [[glinide]]s and [[sulfonylurea]]s), [[sepsis]], [[kidney failure]], certain [[tumor]]s, [[liver disease]]
| risks =
| diagnosis = Whipple's triad: Symptoms of hypoglycemia, serum blood glucose level <70 mg/dL (3.9 mmol/L), and resolution of symptoms when blood glucose returns to normal
| differential =
| prevention =
| treatment = Eating foods high in simple sugars, [[dextrose]], [[Glucagon (medication)|glucagon]]
| medication =
| prognosis =
| frequency = In type 1 diabetics, mild hypoglycemia occurs twice per week on average, and severe hypoglycemia occurs once per year.
| deaths = In type 1 diabetics, 6–10% will die of hypoglycemia.
}}

'''Hypoglycemia''', also called '''low blood sugar''', is a fall in [[blood sugar]] to levels below normal, typically below 70 mg/dL (3.9 mmol/L). [[Whipple's triad]] is used to properly identify hypoglycemic episodes. It is defined as blood glucose below 70 mg/dL (3.9 mmol/L), symptoms associated with hypoglycemia, and resolution of symptoms when blood sugar returns to normal. Hypoglycemia may result in headache, tiredness, clumsiness, trouble talking, [[confusion]], fast heart rate, sweating, shakiness, nervousness, hunger, [[loss of consciousness]], [[seizures]], or death.

Translations:Hypoglycemia/1/en - Revision history

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