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hypoglycemic

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[hahy-poh-glahy-seem-ik] / ˌhaɪ poʊ glaɪˈsim ɪk /

adjective

  1. Pathology. relating to, affected by, or characteristic of hypoglycemia.


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To this end, each patient was deliberately put into a hypoglycemic state by medical professionals present in the car.

From Science Daily Feb. 8, 2024

Jackson suggested to Young that he did that because she may have been hypoglycemic; Young said she was anemic and Jackson disagreed, telling Young he does not have the medical knowledge to know that.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2023

These actions mediated by insulin cause blood glucose concentrations to fall, called a hypoglycemic “low sugar” effect, which inhibits further insulin release from beta cells through a negative feedback loop.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

A few years ago, he was diagnosed with hypoglycemic encephalopathy.

From Slate Aug. 5, 2020

My first morning at Jerry’s, when the hypoglycemic shakes set in, I complain to one of my fellow servers that I don’t understand how she can go so long without food.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

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