Hypoglycemia
Hypoglycemia is a condition caused by a very low level of blood sugar (glucose), your body's main energy source.
It is the most serious adverse effect of insulin therapy and the major hurdle to achieving good sugar control in patients with type 1 diabetes and insulin-requiring type 2 diabetes.
Severe hypoglycemia can cause confusion, motor vehicle accidents, seizures and coma.
Hypoglycemia also increases heart rate, blood pressure, myocardial contractility and cardiac output, which may adversely affect those who have underlying coronary artery disease (heart disease).
Risk factors for hypoglycemia among insulin-treated . . .
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