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insulin reaction

insulin shock

noun

the condition in a diabetic resulting from an overdose of insulin, causing a sharp drop in the blood sugar level with tremor, profuse sweating, and convulsionsSee also hyperinsulinism

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Words nearby insulin reaction

insulinlike activity, insulinlike growth factor, insulinogenesis, insulinoma, insulin pump, insulin reaction, insulin resistance, insulin shock, insulitis, Insull, insuloma
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