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Hypoglycemia

What is blood glucose?

Blood glucose, or blood sugar, is the main sugar found in your blood. It is your body's primary source of energy. It comes from the food you eat. Your body breaks down most of that food into glucose and releases it into your bloodstream. When your blood glucose goes up, it signals your pancreas to release insulin. Insulin is a hormone that helps the glucose get into your cells to be used for energy.

For people with diabetes, your body doesn't make enough insulin, can't use it as well as it should, or both. Too much glucose stays in your blood and doesn't reach your cells.

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  1. Hypoglycemia (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is blood glucose? Blood glucose, or blood sugar, is the main sugar found in your blood. It is your body's primary source of energy. It comes from ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/hypoglycemia.html - Health Topics
  2. Low blood sugar 
    Low blood sugar is a condition that occurs when the body's blood sugar (glucose) decreases and is too low. Blood sugar below 70 mg/dL (3.9 mmol/L) ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000386.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Low blood sugar - self-care 
    Low blood sugar is a condition that occurs when your blood sugar (glucose) is lower than normal. Low blood sugar may occur in people with diabetes who are ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000085.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Low blood sugar - newborns 
    A low blood sugar level in newborn babies is also called neonatal hypoglycemia. It refers to low blood sugar (glucose) in the first few days after birth.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007306.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Drug-induced low blood sugar 
    Drug-induced low blood sugar is low blood glucose that results from taking medicine. ... Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) is common in people with diabetes who are taking insulin or other medicines to control ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000310.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Snacking when you have diabetes 
    ... take insulin or other medicines that can cause low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) may also benefit from eating snacks during ... can't have. Needing to snack to prevent low blood sugar has become much less common because of new ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000322.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Glucagon blood test 
    ... scarring of the liver and poor liver function) Low blood sugar ( hypoglycemia ) -- most common reason Multiple endocrine neoplasia type I ( ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003716.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Low blood sugar symptoms (image) 
    ... nervousness and irritability are signs that a person's blood sugar is getting dangerously low. A person showing any of these symptoms should ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19813.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Dasiglucagon Injection 
    ... emergency medical treatment to treat severe hypoglycemia (very low blood sugar) in adults and children 6 years of age ... a dasiglucagon injection, an unconscious person with hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) will usually wake within 15 minutes. Once the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a621022.html - Drugs and Supplements
  10. Glucagon Injection 
    ... along with emergency medical treatment to treat very low blood sugar. Glucagon is also used in diagnostic testing of ... a glucagon injection, an unconscious person with hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) will usually wake within 15 minutes. Once the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a682480.html - Drugs and Supplements
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