hypoglycemia
noun
hy·po·gly·ce·mia
ˌhī-pō-glī-ˈsē-mē-ə 
: abnormal decrease of sugar in the blood
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Supplementing with curcumin may reduce blood glucose levels more than intended, even leading to levels that are too low (hypoglycemia).
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Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 9 Sep. 2024
Some of the symptoms of hypoglycemia include dizziness, weakness, confusion, and hunger.
—Karen Berger, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024
Health care providers at the hospital later confirmed that the child's blood sugar had dropped to an extremely low level causing hypoglycemia.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 7 Aug. 2024
The overdose symptoms included nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, fainting, headache, migraine, dehydration, acute pancreatitis, gallstones, and severe hypoglycemia (low blood sugar levels).
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 30 July 2024
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Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 9 Sep. 2024
Some of the symptoms of hypoglycemia include dizziness, weakness, confusion, and hunger.
—Karen Berger, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024
Health care providers at the hospital later confirmed that the child's blood sugar had dropped to an extremely low level causing hypoglycemia.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 7 Aug. 2024
The overdose symptoms included nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, fainting, headache, migraine, dehydration, acute pancreatitis, gallstones, and severe hypoglycemia (low blood sugar levels).
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 30 July 2024
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hypoglycemia
noun
hy·po·gly·ce·mia
ˌhī-pō-glī-ˈsē-mē-ə
: abnormal decrease of sugar in the blood
Medical Definition
hypoglycemia
noun
hy·po·gly·ce·mia
variants
or chiefly British hypoglycaemia
: abnormal decrease of sugar in the blood
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