What Are The Effects Of Low Blood Sugar
Hypoglycemia and Diabetes: Testing the Limits
Questions, problems, and issues that confront my patients on a daily basis often inspire my blogs. Hypoglycemia is on everyone's list of concerns during a visit. Unfortunately, unintended low blood sugars are here to stay until a true artificial pancreas is developed in which a glucose sensor is "married" to an insulin pump. In this scenario, the sensor will provide information to the pump continuously and insulin will be given (or not) appropriately. We are not there yet; so we need to make do ...
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Expert & Community Posts
Diabetes and Your Emotions
By Dr. Fran Cogen , Health Expert...and Part II) help decrease glucose variability and hypoglycemia. Of course, puberty and raging... Read more »
The Calorie Impact of Low Blood Sugars
By Kelsey Bonilla , Health Expert...the day, most of which was eaten simply to treat my hypoglycemia! One can clearly see how... Read more »
Adjusting With The Seasons
By GingerVieira , Health Expert...and spring arrives, I can go running again! Running effects my body differently than a yoga... Read more »
Running a Little High
By GingerVieira , Health Expert...running a regular 200+ blood sugar. We all know a low blood sugar in the middle of a run or... Read more »
Cutting Out the Bedtime Snack
By Kelsey Bonilla , Health Expert...thus, the nighttime snack was helpful in keeping away hypoglycemia brought on by unpredictable... Read more »
Health Guide
Pancreatic islet cell tumor
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...build-up in the blood and urine. A simple urine test can determine if high ketone levels are present.HypoglycemiaTight blood sugar (glucose) control increases the risk of low blood sugar... Read more »Type 1 Diabetes Treatment to Prevent Major Complications
...(hypoglycemia).Many patients experience significant weight gain from insulin administration, which may have adverse effects on blood pressure and cholesterol levels. It is important to manage... Read more »Type 1 Diabetes: Monitoring Tests - Checking Glucose (Blood Sugar) Levels
Monitoring TestsGlucose (Blood Sugar) LevelsBoth low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) and high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) are of concern for patients who take insulin. It is important, therefore, to... Read more »Images
Glucagon photo. Information on emergency treatment for low blood sugar.... Read more »
Medications
...usually feel when your blood sugar level falls too low (hypoglycemia). Other symptoms of low... Read more »
...NATEGLINIDE - ORAL Pronounced: (nah-TEGG-lin-ide) Side Effects Weight gain may occur. If this... Read more »
...ACARBOSE - ORAL Pronounced: (AY-kar-bose) Side Effects Diarrhea, gas, upset stomach, or... Read more »
...SITAGLIPTIN - ORAL Pronounced: (sit-a-GLIP-tin) Side Effects Headache may occur. If this... Read more »
...INJECTION Pronounced: (IN-su-lin GLAR-gene) Side Effects See also the How to Use section.... Read more »
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August 27, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A recent study sheds new light on the standard hospital practice of glucose control. The study indicates that for critically... Read summary »
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Hypoglycemia in hospital may increase death risk
June 30, 2009Diabetics who have even one episode of very low blood sugar during a hospital stay may have an increased risk of dying, researchers say. A study of... Read summary »
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