Category: Enzymes and Hormonal Diseases (A – Z)

Congenital hyperinsulinism is a disease in which a baby or child makes too much insulin from the pancreas, even when the blood sugar is already low. Insulin is a hormone that normally helps move sugar (glucose) from the blood into Read More …

Congenital hyperinsulinemia (CHI) is a rare condition where a baby or child’s pancreas makes too much insulin from birth or early life. Insulin lowers blood sugar, so these children have repeated low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), which can damage the brain Read More …

Hyperinsulinemia means that there is more insulin in the blood than the body normally needs, compared with the level of blood sugar (glucose). Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas that helps move sugar from the blood into the Read More …

Hyperinsulinism means that the body is making too much insulin compared with the amount of sugar (glucose) in the blood. Insulin is a hormone made by the beta cells in the pancreas. Its main job is to move sugar from Read More …

Insulin resistance means that the body’s cells do not respond properly to insulin, the hormone that helps move sugar (glucose) from the blood into the cells for energy. The main tissues affected are muscle, liver, and fat (adipose) tissue. When Read More …

Whipple’s triad hypoglycemia means true low blood sugar proven by three things happening together. Doctors use it to be sure that a person’s symptoms really come from hypoglycemia and not from another problem such as anxiety or poor sleep. NCBI+1 Read More …

Hypoglycemia means that the sugar (glucose) level in your blood is lower than it should be for your body to work safely. Glucose is the main fuel for your brain and for your muscles. When blood sugar falls too low, Read More …

Oxyhyperglycemia is a special pattern of high blood sugar that happens after drinking or eating glucose by mouth, not through a vein. It shows a very sharp rise in blood sugar, high enough to make sugar appear in the urine Read More …

Hyperglycemia means that the level of glucose (sugar) in the blood is higher than the safe target range. Doctors often use this word for fasting blood sugar above about 126 mg/dL or random blood sugar above about 200 mg/dL, especially Read More …

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