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Insulin Shock
Diabetic Seizures & Coma
Shot Therapy
Insulin Pump Therapy
Types of Insulin
Diabetes Care Tips
Lifestyle Changes
Glucose Monitoring Tips
Free Printouts
Daily Diabetes Record
Record food, insulin, activity. Choose from several charts.
Symptoms of Hypoglycemia
Print out this emergency sheet and carry it with you to tell others what to do in case you suffer from low blood glucose.
Emergency Medical Information Card
Fast Reference: Symptoms and treatment for high and low blood glucose. Handy reference tool for caregivers.
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Hyperglycemia & hypoglycemia
Causes, Symptoms, Treatment & Prevention
Hyperglycemia (also called high blood sugar, or high blood glucose)
Site index for Hyperglycemia
Symptoms
Causes
Treatment
Prevention
Hypoglycemia (also called, low blood sugar, or low blood glucose)
Site index for Hypoglycemia
Symptoms
Causes
Treatment
Prevention
Hypoglycemia in Non-Diabetic Persons
Site index for Hypoglycemia
Reactive Hypoglycemia
Fasting Hypoglycemia
Other Causes for Hypoglycemia
Two types of hypoglycemia can occur in people who do not have diabetes: reactive (postprandial, or after meals) and fasting (postabsorptive). Reactive hypoglycemia is not usually related to any underlying disease; fasting hypoglycemia often is.
See insulinomas, and tests for diabetes for more information about detecting and determining the cause(s) of hypoglycemia.