Can sugar levels be too low, and why?
Yes, too low sugar levels are known as hypoglycemia. One can faint if it is not treated on time.
Last updated on 28 Sep 2023
Certain situations can temporarily increase your blood sugar levels and cause hyperglycemia in people with and without diabetes. Physical stress, such as from an illness, surgery or injury, can temporarily raise your blood sugar.
Yes. A blood sugar level below 70 mg/dL (3.9 mmol/L) is low and can harm you. A blood sugar level below 54 mg/dL (3.0 mmol/L) is a cause for immediate action.
Chronic insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia can result in chronic high blood sugar (hyperglycemia), which leads to prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes.
The development of insulin resistance typically increases insulin production (hyperinsulinemia) so that your body can maintain healthy blood sugar levels. If a person has excess insulin in their body and does not have insulin resistance, it would cause low blood sugar (hypoglycemia)
No, hypoglycemia means low blood glucose levels.
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