Hypoglycemia

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Food and insulin release

Insulin shock; Low blood sugar

• Fatigue
• General discomfort, uneasiness, or ill feeling (malaise)
• Nervousness
• Irritability, or even aggression
• Trembling
• Headache
• Hunger
• Cold sweats
• Rapid heart rate
• Blurry or double vision
• Confusion
• Convulsions
• Coma

• Excessive sweating
• Sleeping difficulty
• Paleness
• Muscle pain
• Memory loss
• Palpitations, or feeling your heartbeat (heartbeat sensations)
• Hallucinations
• Fainting
• Different size pupils
• Dizziness
• Decreased consciousness

• Serum glucose , or sugar level in the blood, is low.
• If the person is self-checking blood glucose levels, readings will be low (less than 50 mg/dl).

This disease may also alter the results of the following tests:

• Glucose tolerance test
• CSF collection
• Blood glucose monitoring

Review Date: 08/01/2005
Reviewed By: Nikheel S. Kolatkar, MD, Clinical and Research Fellow, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.