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Medication-Induced Hypoglycemia - Drug-Induced Hypoglycemia
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Treatment & Monitoring
What are the treatments for the condition?
Glucose is given to treat this condition. It may be given:
A person with diabetes may need to have his or her medicine changed if hypoglycemia continues. Others may need to stop taking certain medicines completely or take a lower dose. Stopping the medicine often reverses the condition.
What are the side effects of the treatments?
A change in the type or dose of medicine may cause a return or worsening of the condition that medicine was meant to treat.
What happens after treatment for the condition?
A person with drug-induced hypoglycemia most often recovers quickly once the problem has been named and corrected.
How is the condition monitored?
A person with this condition can watch for symptoms and report them to the doctor. Someone with diabetes should ask the doctor about home glucose monitoring.