Low Blood Sugar News

Sometimes a diabetic accidentally overcompensates and takes too much insulin or doesn't eat enough carbohydrates to utilize the insulin taken.

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Updated May 22, 2006 Glycogen The chief storage form of carbohydrate in animals .

A disabled couple have slammed their housing association for not re-homing them five months after their Caversham bungalow was gutted by fire.

A person with abnormally low levels of blood sugar has hypoglycemia . Glucose is the body's main energy source.

Recognizing a ready solution to a worrisome situation, New Jersey legislators in June overwhelmingly passed a bill allowing students to test themselves and use insulin pumps in the classroom.

But its metabolic effects are different on people with diabetes who take insulin.

Manmade, structurally altered chemical versions of glucagon-like peptide-1 , which may someday play a role in treating both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.

Hi. I am Jessica, I am 27 and I am a Diabetic. I have had type 1 Diabetes for 22 years and I have literally been through everything a diabetic could go through in that time.

Q: I have hypoglycemia. It is hard for me to exercise because my sugar drops so low.

The wife of a man who was found dead in a lake on Wednesday said more must be done to find a cure for hypoglycemia.

The wife of a man who was found dead in a lake on Wednesday said more must be done to find a cure for hypoglycemia.

Thousands of area children will be heading back to school this week. With all of the excitement surrounding the first day of class, parents should take special care to make sure their child eats a healthy breakfast.

The wife of a man who was found dead in a lake on Wednesday said more must be done to find a cure for hypoglycemia.

Updated May 18, 2006 Hypoglycemia Blood sugar too low to fuel the body's activities.

The sweet taste is a reward that often encourages us to eat more. We are encouraged to have at least four servings each day, not including juice, and most fruits will be converted into blood sugar.

Dear Dr. Donohue: When I was in my 20s, I was diagnosed with hypoglycemia. I am 54 now.

Updated June 09, 2006 Hypoglycemia Unawareness A condition in which a person with diabetes does not experience the usual early warning symptoms of hypoglycemia .

"How do I chart that?" Has this question come up after caring for a challenging patient or after a crisis has occurred? Documentation in a patient's record is difficult for many nurses because information has to be both condense and clear.

Diabetics who have even one episode of very low blood sugar during a hospital stay may have an increased risk of dying, researchers say.