Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An abnormally low level of glucose in the blood.
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- noun pathology A too low level of
blood glucose .
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- noun abnormally low blood sugar usually resulting from excessive insulin or a poor diet
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Examples
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The onset of hypoglycemia is often not in the newborn period.
What is HI? 2010
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"The trouble with hypoglycemia is you don't wake up," she says.
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A quick test of whether heart palpitations are due to hypoglycemia is to see whether drinking orange juice or consuming some other high-GI item makes them go away.
Ask Gary a question II | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2008
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So you can develop hypoglycemia, which is low blood sugar.
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Your sugars could have been so low after the 7.5 tsp of sugar as a consequence of reactive hypoglycemia, which is a sign of insulin resistance.
A spoonful of sugar | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2005
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When too much insulin is released into the blood stream, a person's blood sugar can become too low, a condition known as hypoglycemia.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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When too much insulin is released into the blood stream, a person's blood sugar can become too low, a condition known as hypoglycemia.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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For nonobese subjects, a state of low blood sugar, called hypoglycemia, triggered a craving for high-calorie foods such as ice cream.
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When too much insulin is released into the blood stream, a person's blood sugar can become too low, a condition known as hypoglycemia.
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Reduction (STAR 3) trial occurred without an increase in the rate of hypoglycemia, which is the most prevalent clinical risk with intensive insulin management.
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