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Hypoglycemia |
Low Blood Sugar |
Hypoglycemia (hypoglycæmia in the UK) is a medical term referring to a pathologic state produced by a lower than normal amount of sugar (glucose) in the blood. The term hypoglycemia literally means "low blood sugar". Hypoglycemia can produce a variety of symptoms and effects but the principal problems arise from an inadequate supply of glucose as fuel to the brain, resulting in impairment of function (neuroglycopenia). Derangements of function can range from vaguely "feeling bad" to coma, ...
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- ClinicalTrials.gov: Hypoglycemia (National Institutes of Health)
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- Hypoglycemia
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- Hypoglycemia (HealthWorld)
- Hypoglycemia (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Hypoglycemia (Medline Plus)
- Hypoglycemia (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
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