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Created page with "Hypoglycaemia is defined as a serum glucose level below 3.5 mmol/L. It most frequently occurs in diabetics in association with taking too much insulin or other glucose-lowering drugs. It may also occur in chronic alcoholics, beta-blockers and insulinomas. It’s most characteristic for type 1 diabetics. Alcoholics are usually in a fasting state, causing them to have low levels of glycogen in their liver. Also, alcohol inhibits gluconeogenesis. Both these factors contrib..."
(Created page with "Hypoglycaemia is defined as a serum glucose level below 3.5 mmol/L. It most frequently occurs in diabetics in association with taking too much insulin or other glucose-lowering drugs. It may also occur in chronic alcoholics, beta-blockers and insulinomas. It’s most characteristic for type 1 diabetics. Alcoholics are usually in a fasting state, causing them to have low levels of glycogen in their liver. Also, alcohol inhibits gluconeogenesis. Both these factors contrib...")
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