Is Blood Glucose Level Of 48 Mg/dl A Cause For Concern?
Your symptoms are due to low glucose,cause needs to be found out for tt.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query on HealthcareMagic.
A blood glucose level of 48 mg/dl is a very low value and it is called hypoglycemia.
Hypoglycemia can cause various symptoms like sweating, nervousness, fainting, lack of concentration, blurring of vision, tachycardia or rapid heart beat, tiredness etc.
Fainting attacks and difficulty in making decisions that you have mentioned are due to low blood glucose.
However, the cause of hypoglycemia needs to be known to avoid it.
Usually diabetics on oral hypoglycemics experience hypoglycemia if they skin meals or take excessive dose of drug.
Extreme physical activity, starving or fasting can lead to hypoglycemia.
Besides there are certain tumors of pancreases which can cause hypoglycemia.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
Low blood glucose can cause harm to brain cells and other body functions.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome again,
Blood glucose level below 70 mg/dl is called hypoglycemia and it has harmful effect on body and brain.
Thus, it is important to find out the cause of hypoglycemia and thus plan its management.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri