"Severe hypoglycemia" refers to a critical condition where the level of sugar in the blood drops to a very low level. This can cause major problems and symptoms like dizziness, confusion, shaking, and unconsciousness. It requires immediate medical attention to prevent any serious harm.
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«severe»
«hypoglycemia»
Sentences with «severe hypoglycemia»
- Damiano feared that David could die of severe hypoglycemia in his sleep, what parents of diabetic children sometimes call «dead in bed syndrome.» (discovermagazine.com)
- It is used to treat severe hypoglycemia in patients with diabetes. (joslin.org)
- I've had other pediatricians and nurses and department chairs of pediatrics at «baby friendly» hospitals act as if I had ordered cyanide when I ordered a supplementary bottle after breastfeeding for babies whose mom's milk had not yet come in, or immediate formula for infants of diabetic mothers, who would very likely develop severe hypoglycemia if not fed. (fedisbest.org)
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