Definitions
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- adjective Of or relating to hypoglycemia.
- adjective Lowering the concentration of glucose in the blood.
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- adjective pathology Suffering from
hypoglycemia . - noun A sufferer of
hypoglycemia .
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- adjective of or relating to hypoglycemia
Etymologies
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Examples
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And then, last Saturday, because it was the end of the week, and because I had written a lot, and because writing a lot makes a girl feel kind of hypoglycemic, I made another batch.
Orangette 2010
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Because of these findings, some doctors are beginning to argue that more is not always better with glucose control, particularly when weighed against the downsides of intensive drug treatment, such as hypoglycemic episodes (potentially dangerous dips in blood sugar levels) and weight gain.
unknown title 2009
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I seem to recall standing once in court, saying to a judge that I have “nothing to say” about my having stolen a chocolate bar from a department store, too ashamed and embarrassed to dare mention being hypoglycemic at the time (since as a careful diabetic, I always carried my own sugar).
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Next comes insulin (by injection, for diabetes) at 13 percent, then oral anti-platelet agents (including aspirin, used for ischemic heart disease) at 13 percent and oral hypoglycemic agents (diabetes pills) at 10 percent of hospitalizations.
Richard W. Besdine, M.D.: The Medications Seniors Can't Live With -- Or Without M.D. Richard W. Besdine 2012
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Most people still have some insulin production from those transplants and can keep their HbA1c (measurement for how much glucose -- blood sugar -- is attached to red blood cells) in the near normal range without severe hypoglycemic episodes.
Riva Greenberg: Curing Diabetes: How Close Are We? Riva Greenberg 2010
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They said she had a hypoglycemic reaction and her heart seized.
Riva Greenberg: Diabetes' JDRF Tries Shock Ad to Push the FDA Riva Greenberg 2011
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Next comes insulin (by injection, for diabetes) at 13 percent, then oral anti-platelet agents (including aspirin, used for ischemic heart disease) at 13 percent and oral hypoglycemic agents (diabetes pills) at 10 percent of hospitalizations.
Richard W. Besdine, M.D.: The Medications Seniors Can't Live With -- Or Without M.D. Richard W. Besdine 2012
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Next comes insulin (by injection, for diabetes) at 13 percent, then oral anti-platelet agents (including aspirin, used for ischemic heart disease) at 13 percent and oral hypoglycemic agents (diabetes pills) at 10 percent of hospitalizations.
Richard W. Besdine, M.D.: The Medications Seniors Can't Live With -- Or Without M.D. Richard W. Besdine 2012
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Next comes insulin (by injection, for diabetes) at 13 percent, then oral anti-platelet agents (including aspirin, used for ischemic heart disease) at 13 percent and oral hypoglycemic agents (diabetes pills) at 10 percent of hospitalizations.
Richard W. Besdine, M.D.: The Medications Seniors Can't Live With -- Or Without M.D. Richard W. Besdine 2012
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