What Is Hypoglycemia? What Are The Causes Of Hypoglycemia?

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Hypoglycemia is below normal level of glucose in blood of human. Hypoglycemia is increasingly common in people with diabetes. Hypoglycemia can occur at any age group due to many reasons. The treatment for hypoglycemia is to raising blood Sugar level to normal level.

Symptoms of Hypoglycemia hinges on how low in level of blood sugar of patient drops.
Most common symptoms are narrated below.

•   Nervousness
•   Vomiting
•   Headache, Sweating,
•   Palpitation
•   paralysis
•   Depression, anxiety, trouble in speaking
•   Heavy breathing, coma

Common causes of Hypoglycemia are mentioned below and Treatment of hypoglycemia

•   Diabetes

•   Metabolic problems

•   Genetic inheritance  

•   starvation of food

•   Problems caused by surgery

•   Under nutrition

•   Side effects of certain drugs

•   aged patient with  fairly long illness.

•   Disease of certain body organs.

Treatment is focused on immediate raising patient’s level of blood sugar to normal level. Patient with hypoglycemia must have to take food or juice added with sugar. Consumption of more sugar is important in raising blood sugar level. Consuming glucose tablets and drink plenty of juices from fruits are advisable.
 Mild hypoglycemia is not risky although severe hypoglycemia is very risky disease and it is advisable to hospitalize patient with severe hypoglycemia immediately and strictly adhere to medicine advised by medical professional.


Author-N.B.V