Causes of Hypoglycemia
Diabetics usually withhold food and
fluids the night before and the morning of
a clinic appointment in anticipation of a
fasting blood sample collection. When
food is not ingested with diabetic medications,
patients may have a hypoglycemic
episode. Hypoglycemia occurs when the
blood glucose level falls so low that the
cells in the periphery, and eventually the
brain cells, do not get adequate glucose to