Hypoglycemia - what you need to know

Episode 13:Definition and classificationHblood sugar

What is hypoglycemia? What causes it? And how many types are there? What are the mechanisms that cause hypoglycemia? What are the clinical and paraclinical signs? How to diagnose and what are the prevention and treatment methods you need to know?... All of these are concerns not only of patients and their families, but also of clinicians who need to know to be vigilant because the consequences of hypoglycemia, if handled slowly, will leave many dangerous consequences.

So, let's take a look at the sections from part 13 to part 16, specifically as follows:

1. Definition of hypoglycemia:Hypoglycemia (blood sugar) is one of the very dangerous complications of diabetes. It is one of the common medical emergencies in clinical practice, and is one of the causes of death in diabetic patients using insulin or hypoglycemic sulfonamides, with a mortality rate of 3-7% in type 1 diabetic patients.

Hypoglycemia is also known as hypoglycemia, to describe the clinical and paraclinical manifestations that occur in the human body when venous plasma glucose concentration is below 50 mg/dl (2.7 mmol/l).

However, the above mentioned clinical limits for blood sugar levels may change due to acute or chronic clinical situations depending on age and associated diseases, especially in diabetic patients with long-term illness.

2. Classification of hypoglycemia:

There are two types of hypoglycemia according to the pathogenesis:

2.1. Fasting hypoglycemia, including:

- Fasting hypoglycemia with hyperinsulinemia:
- Non-insulin-dependent fasting hypoglycemia.

2.2. Reactive hypoglycemia (hypoglycemia that does not occur when fasting):

Reactive hypoglycemia occurs 2-3 hours after eating or 3-5 hours later.
So what causes hypoglycemia when fasting and when not fasting and what types are there? See you again in part 14 this Friday.