Hypoglycemia.

• Author(s): Fagulha, A
• Date: 1989
• Origin: Acta Médica Portuguesa
• Document Type: Article
• Language: Portuguese

Description

With near optimal metabolic control, in diabetes mellitus, hypoglycaemia has become a very important problem. Its main causes are excessive insulin or sulfonylurea dosages, omission of meals, unprogrammed physical exercise or disturbances of the neurohormonal counterregulatory mechanisms. With near optimal metabolic control, in diabetes mellitus, hypoglycaemia has become a very important problem. Its main causes are excessive insulin or sulfonylurea dosages, omission of meals, unprogrammed physical exercise or disturbances of the neurohormonal counterregulatory mechanisms.