NON-DIABETIC HYPOGLYCEMIA

Course overview

HYPOGLYCEMIA IS UNCOMMONLY SEEN IN ADULTS WITHOUT DIABETES MELLITUS. HOWEVER, ALL PATIENTS SHOULD UNDERGO EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT WHO DEVELOP SYMPTOMS AND/OR SIGNS OF HYPOGLYCEMIA (WHIPPLE'S TRIAD), EVIDENCE OF LOW BLOOD GLUCOSE (55 MG/DL), AND RESOLUTION OF SYMPTOMS AND/OR SIGNS AFTER AN INCREASE IN BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF NON-DIABETIC HYPOGLYCEMIA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.