Hypoglycemia

Consequences

Brain dysfunction

• Severe prolonged episodes with convulsions in younger children have the potential to harm the developing brain including the occurrence of secondary epilepsy
• Transient episodes have important implications for school and social wellbeing including
  • decreased awareness and cognitive deficits
  • injury or accident during an episode
  • fear of hypoglycemia with consequent deterioration of glycemic control
• The development of hypoglycemic unawareness should raise the possibility of antecedent unrecognized hypoglycemia, particularly during the night