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Thread: Death from Hypoglycemia

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03-21-2008, 01:36 PM

LancetChick LancetChick is offline

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My grandmother died of hypoglycemia in her sleep. I suspect she had no rebound response to low blood sugar because I don't (assuming it's a heritable trait)...... rebound responses vary widely among individuals, from those who have none at all to those who rebound when their BG hits 70 (or even higher). You just have to figure out what your own response is and judge your danger with that in mind. Testing often helps enormously. I wish I had some documentation or statistics about death from hypoglycemia, but it's hard to find.