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Hypoglycemia
Hypoglycaemia or hypoglycemia is the medical term for apathologic state produced by a lower than normal level of blood glucose. The term hypoglycemia literally means "under-sweet blood."
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Hypoglycemia Unawareness
Updated 22 weeks ago
I hear voices in my surroundings as the cloud of confusion gradually begins to lift. "Curtis, can you hear me?" "Curtis, what was the score of the football game?" "Curtis, do you know where you are?"
6 comments - Jun 18, 2009 -
My daughter Lauren was five days shy of her twelfth birthday when she was diagnosed with type 1. We were blessed with a child who could and did take the lead in her recovery and care. She never had any "teen diabetic rebellion" and never adopted a "why me?" mentality. Her health has been great, and her last A1c was 6.7%. With all the hormonal changes that can affect a teenage girl's body and thus change her insulin requirements, Lauren has always stayed on top of her care and never lost her fantastic personality.
24 comments - Dec 2, 2008 -
An article published in Diabetologia this month challenges the accepted glucose cut-off values that define hypoglycemia because they have a major effect on reported frequencies of hypoglycemia.
10 comments - Sep 29, 2008 -
A word of caution about the values used below. This study was conducted using people without diabetes. Some people with diabetes experience symptoms at higher glucose levels than the study suggests. Other people with diabetes appear to function well with blood sugars in the 30's and 40's (mg/dl). Therefore, the values in the study should only be used as an approximation. This study also used plasma glucose levels. Your values done at home might be 20 percent lower or higher than these lab values. For example, epinephrine release in someone without diabetes would begin at about 63mg/dl with a home blood glucose meter.
42 comments - May 1, 2008 -
Here are some useful tips to help you choose a meter that’s right for you - and continue to use it successfully.
0 comments - Apr 3, 2007 -
Data presented at the November 2006 Diabetes Technology Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, found that the Contour Blood Glucose Meter from Bayer accurately detects hypoglycemia.
1 comment - Feb 1, 2007 -
Although severe hypoglycemia is a definite problem for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes, newer therapies may improve control without increasing the risk of severe hypoglycemia.
0 comments - Feb 1, 2005 -
Not Yet Rated
So, you aren’t pleased with your blood glucose control.
0 comments - Jun 1, 2004 -
Not Yet Rated
The number of people opting for insulin pump therapy grows. Worldwide, the number is approximately 300,000.
0 comments - May 1, 2004 -
Results from a Scottish study of 215 type 2s treated with twice-daily or more insulin injections for at least a year reveal that the frequency of severe hypoglycemia, while lower than in type 1s, “is more common than has been previously recognized.”
0 comments - Apr 1, 2004 -
