Hypoglycemia - Symptom
Alternative Names
Insulin shock; Low blood sugar
Symptoms:
Other symptoms that may be associated with this disease:
Signs and tests:
Home monitoring of blood glucose levels will show readings lower than 50 mg/dL.
Serum glucose test will be low.
This disease may also alter the results of the following tests:
- Reviewed last on: 4/26/2007
- Robert Hurd, MD, Professor of Endocrinology, Department of Biology, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
References
Cryer PE, Davis SN, Shamoon H. Hypoglycemia in diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2003; 26(6): 1902-1912.
