Definition of hypoglycemia in US English:

noun

• Deficiency of glucose in the bloodstream.

  Example sentences

  • ‘The glucose level should be determined to rule out hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia and to help diagnose occult diabetes.’
  • ‘Beta blockers can impair glucose tolerance, block the symptoms of hypoglycemia and delay recovery from a hypoglycemic episode.’
  • ‘The patient may have obvious associated illness with fever, dehydration, hypoglycemia, anemia, or evidence of thyrotoxicosis.’
  • ‘A significant correlation was found between neonatal hypoglycemia and high maternal glucose levels during labor.’
  • ‘Patients with diabetes experiencing nocturnal hypoglycemia may have night sweats without other hypoglycemic symptoms.’