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Drug-Induced Hypoglycemia

Alternate Names : Medication-Induced Hypoglycemia, Hypoglycemia from Medications

Drug-Induced Hypoglycemia | Symptoms & Signs | Diagnosis & Tests | Prevention & Expectations | Treatment & Monitoring

What are the treatments for the condition?

Glucose is given to treat this condition. It may be given:

  • through food and liquids with a high sugar content
  • intravenously, that is, through a needle in the vein
  • A person with diabetes may need to have his or her medicine changed if hypoglycemia continues. Others may need to stop taking certain medicines completely or take a lower dose. Stopping the medicine often reverses the condition.

    What are the side effects of the treatments?

    A change in the type or dose of medicine may cause a return or worsening of the condition that medicine was meant to treat.

    What happens after treatment for the condition?

    A person with drug-induced hypoglycemia most often recovers quickly once the problem has been named and corrected.

    How is the condition monitored?

    A person with this condition can watch for symptoms and report them to the doctor. Someone with diabetes should ask the doctor about home glucose monitoring.


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    Author: Adam Brochert, MD
    Reviewer: Kathleen A. MacNaughton, RN, BSN
    Date Reviewed: 10/10/02



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