Hypoglycemia
Definition - causes - Signs
Definition of Hypoglycemia
Hypoglycemia means decrease blood sugar concentration under normal values
Causes
1 - Hyper-insulinemia due to :
a- Functional beta cells tumors
b - Insulin over doses in the treatment of diabetes mellitus
2 - Glycogen storage disease in which glycogen accumulates in the liver due to deficiency of glucose -6 -phosphatase .
3 - Adrenocotical insufficiency .
4 - Hypothyroidism
5 - Starvation
6 - Mal-absorption
7 - Hepatic disease due to circulatory deficiency or cirrhosis .
8 - Polycythemia
9 - Glycogen deficiency
10 - Hypopituitarism
11 - postgastroectomy
Signs
1 - Extreme
2 - Convulsion
3 - Coma