{"id":119,"date":"2016-04-06T10:53:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T10:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/what-do-you-mean-by-hypoglycemia\/"},"modified":"2023-03-22T06:57:02","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T06:57:02","slug":"what-do-you-mean-by-hypoglycemia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/family-and-general-medicine\/what-do-you-mean-by-hypoglycemia\/","title":{"rendered":"What do you mean by Hypoglycemia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"caps\">Hypoglycemia is when the sugar levels in your blood are low and there is not enough sugar for your body to burn as energy.<br \/>\nSome of the symptoms you may experience could be any of these or a combination of them.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>Anxiety<\/li>\n<li>Disoriented or confused<\/li>\n<li>Dizzy<\/li>\n<li>Hungry<\/li>\n<li>Irritable<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/cardiology\/what-triggers-palpitations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Palpitations<\/a> and \/ or racing pulse<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/neurology\/what-kind-of-headache-do-you-have-what-could-be-the-cause\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Headaches<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sweating<\/li>\n<li>Feel Hot<\/li>\n<li>Trembling or feeling shaky<\/li>\n<li>Weak<\/li>\n<li>Skin develops a pallor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If left untreated you could experience any one of the following conditions or a combination of them.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>A numbness in your mouth and tongue<\/li>\n<li>Unable to concentrate<\/li>\n<li>Poor coordination<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/neurology\/7-reasons-why-people-faint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Faint<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Have bad dreams or nightmares<\/li>\n<li>Become comatose \/ unconscious<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It can happen for several reasons, such as, your diet, the amount of exercise or activity you have had or because of the medications you take. Generally, when the blood sugar level drops to around 70 mg \/ dl, you will feel the symptoms of hypoglycemia. When the symptoms occur, it is important to note the time at which it occurs, what you ate, what activities you did that day and the amount of medication you took. It is also important to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/doctors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">consult your doctor<\/a>, so that your doctor can adjust your medication or tweak the amount of activity or direct you to a nutritionist, who can help you with the right diet.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/\">Visit our website.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kauvery Hospital is globally known for its multidisciplinary services at all its Centers of Excellence, and for its comprehensive, Avant-Grade technology, especially in diagnostics and remedial care in heart diseases, transplantation, vascular and neurosciences medicine. Located in the heart of Trichy (Tennur, Royal Road and Alexandria Road (Cantonment), Chennai, Hosur, Salem, Tirunelveli and Bengaluru, the hospital also renders adult and pediatric trauma care.<\/p>\n<p>Chennai \u2013 044 4000 6000 \u2022 Trichy \u2013 Cantonment \u2013 0431 4077777 \u2022 Trichy \u2013 Heartcity \u2013 0431 4077777 \u2022 Trichy \u2013 Tennur \u2013 0431 4022555 \u2022 Maa Kauvery Trichy \u2013 0431 4077777 \u2022 Kauvery Cancer Institute, Trichy \u2013 0431 4077777 \u2022 Hosur \u2013 04344 272727 \u2022 Salem \u2013 0427 2677777 \u2022 Tirunelveli &#8211; 0462 4006000 \u2022 Bengaluru &#8211; 080 6801 6801<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hypoglycemia is when the sugar levels in your blood are low and there is not enough sugar for your body to burn as energy. 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