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Causes

Common Causes

Hypoglycemia in newborn infants

Hypoglycemia is a common problem in critically ill or extremely low birthweight infants. If not due to maternal hyperglycemia, in most cases it is multifactorial, transient and easily supported. In a minority of cases hypoglycemia turns out to be due to significant hyperinsulinism, hypopituitarism or an inborn error of metabolism and presents more of a management challenge.

• Transient neonatal hypoglycemia
  • Prematurity, intrauterine growth retardation, perinatal asphyxia
  • Maternal hyperglycemia due to diabetes or iatrogenic glucose administration
  • Sepsis
  • Prolonged fasting (e.g., due to inadequate breast milk or condition interfering with feeding)
• Congenital hypopituitarism
• Congenital hyperinsulinism, several types, both transient and persistent
• Inborn errors of carbohydrate metabolism such as glycogen storage disease

Hypoglycemia in young children

Single episodes of hypoglycemia due to gastroenteritis or fasting, but recurrent episodes nearly always indicate either an inborn error of metabolism, congenital hypopituitarism, or congenital hyperinsulinism

• Prolonged fasting
  • Diarrheal illness in young children, especially rotavirus gastroenteritis
• Idiopathic ketotic hypoglycemia
• Isolated growth hormone deficiency, hypopituitarism
• Insulin excess
  • Hyperinsulinism due to several congenital disorders of insulin secretion
  • Insulin injected for type 1 diabetes
• Gastric dumping syndrome (after gastrointestinal surgery)
• Other congenital metabolic diseases; some of the common include
  • Maple syrup urine disease and other organic acidurias
  • Type 1 glycogen storage disease
  • Disorders of fatty acid oxidation
  • Medium chain acylCoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCAD)
• Accidental ingestions
  • Sulfonylureas, propranolol and others
  • Ethanol (mouthwash, "leftover morning-after-the-party drinks")

Hypoglycemia in older children and young adults

By far the most common cause of severe hypoglycemia in this age range is insulin injected for type 1 diabetes. Circumstances should provide clues fairly quickly for the new diseases causing severe hypoglycemia. All of the congenital metabolic defects, congenital forms of hyperinsulinism, and congenital hypopituitarism are likely to have already been diagnosed or are unlikely to start causing new hypoglycemia at this age. Body mass is large enough to make starvation hypoglycemia and idiopathic ketotic hypoglycemia quite uncommon. Recurrent mild hypoglycemia may fit a reactive hypoglycemia pattern, but this is also the peak age for idiopathic postprandial syndrome, and recurrent "spells" in this age group can be traced to orthostatic hypotension or hyperventilation as often as demonstrable hypoglycemia.

• Insulin-induced hypoglycemia
  • Insulin injected for type 1 diabetes
  • Factitious insulin injection (Munchausen syndrome)
  • Insulin-secreting pancreatic tumor
  • Reactive hypoglycemia and idiopathic postprandial syndrome
• Addison's disease
• Sepsis

Hypoglycemia in older adults

The incidence of hypoglycemia due to complex drug interactions, especially involving oral hypoglycemic agents and insulin for diabetes rises with age. Though much rarer, the incidence of insulin-producing tumors also rises with advancing age. Most tumors causing hypoglycemia by mechanisms other than insulin excess occur in adults.

• Insulin-induced hypoglycemia
  • Insulin injected for diabetes
  • Factitious insulin injection (Munchausen syndrome)
  • Excessive effects of oral diabetes drugs, beta-blockers, or drug interactions
  • Insulin-secreting pancreatic tumor
  • Alimentary (rapid jejunal emptying with exaggerated insulin response)
    • After gastrectomy dumping syndrome or bowel bypass surgery or resection
  • Reactive hypoglycemia and idiopathic postprandial syndrome
• Tumor hypoglycemia, Doege-Potter syndrome
• Acquired adrenal insufficiency
• Acquired hypopituitarism
• Immunopathologic hypoglycemia

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular	No underlying causes
Chemical / poisoning	1,1-Dichloroethene, Ackee fruit , Jamaican vomiting sickness, Systemic monochloroacetate poisoning
Dermatologic	No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect	Acetohexamide, Amprenavir, Chloramphenicol, Chlorpromazine, Chlorpropamide, Cibenzoline, Clove, Ethanol, Ethionamide, Fluorodeoxyglucose, Gatifloxacin, Ginseng, Glibenclamide, Gliclazide, Glimepiride, Glipizide, Gliquidone, Glisolamide, Glisoxepide, Insulin, Insulin like growth factor , Lanreotide, Levomepromazine, Mitiglinide, Nateglinide, Pazopanib, Pentamidine, Perazine, Pipothiazine, Pramlintide, Quinine, Repaglinide, Ritonavir, Saquinavir, Somatostatin, Sulfamethoxazole, Temafloxacin, Tolazamide, Tolbutamide, Trimethoprim
Ear Nose Throat	No underlying causes
Endocrine	Addison's disease, Adrenal cortex insufficiency, Adrenal insufficiency, Beginning stages of diabetes, Glucagon deficiency, Hypopituitarism, Hypothyroidism, Multiple endocrine neoplasia , Myxedema coma, Timme syndrome
Environmental	No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic	Acute fatty liver of pregnancy, Acute liver failure, Cirrhosis, Diabetic gastroparesis, Diarrhea, Dumping syndrome, Functioning pancreatic endocrine tumor, Gastric dumping syndrome, Hepatic congestion, Hepatic failure, Idiopathic postprandial syndrome, Insulinoma, Liver cancer, Malabsorption, Maldigestion, Reactive hypoglycemia, Severe hepatitis
Genetic	2-methylbutyryl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency, 3-alpha-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, 3-Methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency, ACAD9 deficiency, Alpers Syndrome, Carbohydrate-deficient glycoprotein syndrome type 1b, Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 deficiency, Carnitine-acylcarnitine translocase deficiency, Cleft lip palate pituitary deficiency, Dicarboxylicaminoaciduria, Dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase deficiency, Donohue syndrome, Dopamine beta-hydroxylase deficiency, Familial glucocorticoid deficiency, Familial hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia type 3, Familial hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia type 5, Familial hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia type 7, Fructose-1, 6-diphosphatase deficiency, Fructose-1-phosphate aldolase deficiency, Galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase deficiency, Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, Glutaric acidemia type 2, Glycogenosis type 1a, Glycogenosis type 1b, Glycogenosis type 3, Glycogenosis type 6, Glycogenosis type 9a, Glycogenosis type 9b, Glycogenosis type 9c, Glycogenosis type V, Growth hormone deficiency (congenital), Hereditary ACTH resistance, HMG-CoA lyase deficiency, Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA lyase deficiency, Hyperinsulinism-hyperammonemia syndrome, Laron dwarfism, Leucine-induced hypoglycaemia, Liver glycogen synthase deficiency, Long chain hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, Malonyl-CoA decarboxylase deficiency, Maple syrup urine disease, Medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, Methylmalonic acidemia, Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome, hepatocerebral form, Mitochondrial trifunctional protein deficiency, Navajo neurohepatopathy, Nephroblastomatosis-fetal ascites-macrosomia-wilms tumor, Nesidioblastosis, Plasma membrane carnitine transporter deficiency, Propionyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency PCCA type, Short chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, Short stature-pituitary and cerebellar defects-small sella turcica, Triple A syndrome, Tyrosinaemia type 1, Very long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, Wiedemann-Beckwith syndrome, X-linked congenital adrenal hypoplasia
Hematologic	No underlying causes
Iatrogenic	No underlying causes
Infectious Disease	No underlying causes
Musculoskeletal / Ortho	No underlying causes
Neurologic	No underlying causes
Nutritional / Metabolic	No underlying causes
Obstetric/Gynecologic	No underlying causes
Oncologic	No underlying causes
Opthalmologic	No underlying causes
Overdose / Toxicity	Acetohexamide, Amprenavir, Chloramphenicol, Chlorpromazine, Chlorpropamide, Cibenzoline, Clove, Ethanol, Ethionamide, Fluorodeoxyglucose, Gatifloxacin, Ginseng, Glibenclamide, Gliclazide, Glimepiride, Glipizide, Gliquidone, Glisolamide, Glisoxepide, Insulin, Insulin like growth factor , Lanreotide, Levomepromazine, Mitiglinide, Nateglinide, Pazopanib, Pentamidine, Perazine, Pipothiazine, Pramlintide, Quinine, Repaglinide, Ritonavir, Saquinavir, Somatostatin, Sulfamethoxazole, Temafloxacin, Tolazamide, Tolbutamide, Trimethoprim
Psychiatric	No underlying causes
Pulmonary	No underlying causes
Renal / Electrolyte	No underlying causes
Rheum / Immune / Allergy	No underlying causes
Sexual	No underlying causes
Trauma	No underlying causes
Urologic	No underlying causes
Dental	No underlying causes
Miscellaneous	No underlying causes

Causes in Alphabetical Order

1,1-Dichloroethene 2-methylbutyryl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency 3-alpha-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency 3-Methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency ACAD9 deficiency Acetohexamide Ackee fruit Acute fatty liver of pregnancy Acute liver failure Acute meningitis Addison's disease Adrenal cancer Adrenal cortex insufficiency Adrenal insufficiency Alcoholism Alpers Syndrome Amprenavir Anorexia nervosa Autoimmune adrenalitis Autonomic dystonia Autonomic neuropathy Beginning stages of diabetes Benign glucosuria Binge drinking Bullimia nervosa Burns Cachexia Carbohydrate-deficient glycoprotein syndrome type 1b Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 deficiency Carnitine-acylcarnitine translocase deficiency Chloramphenicol Chlorpromazine Chlorpropamide Cibenzoline Cirrhosis Cleft lip palate pituitary deficiency Clove Coenzyme Q cytochrome c reductase deficiency Deficiency in enzymes of fat oxidation Delayed separation blood sample Diabetic gastroparesis Diabetic mother Diarrhea Dicarboxylicaminoaciduria Dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase deficiency Doege-Potter syndrome Donohue syndrome Dopamine beta-hydroxylase deficiency Drip arm sample Dumping syndrome Elevated vagal tone Ethanol Ethionamide Familial glucocorticoid deficiency Familial hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia type 3 Familial hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia type 5 Familial hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia type 7 Fasting Fluorodeoxyglucose Fructose intolerance Fructose-1, 6-diphosphatase deficiency Fructose-1-phosphate aldolase deficiency Functioning pancreatic endocrine tumor Galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase deficiency Galactosemia Gastric dumping syndrome Gastrojejunostomy Gatifloxacin Gestational diabetes Ginseng Glibenclamide Gliclazide Glimepiride Glipizide Gliquidone Glisolamide Glisoxepide Glucagon deficiency Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency Glutaric acidemia type 2 Glycogen debranching deficiency Glycogenosis type 1a Glycogenosis type 1b Glycogenosis type 3 Glycogenosis type 6 Glycogenosis type 9a Glycogenosis type 9b Glycogenosis type 9c Glycogenosis type V Growth hormone deficiency (congenital) Heavy exercise Hemolytic disease of the newborn

Hepatic congestion Hepatic failure Hereditary ACTH resistance HMG-CoA lyase deficiency Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA lyase deficiency Hyperinsulinism-hyperammonemia syndrome Hypoketonemic hypoglycemia Hypopituitarism Hypothermia Hypothyroidism Idiopathic hypoglycemia Idiopathic postprandial syndrome IGF producing tumors Immunopathologic hypoglycemia Insulin Insulin like growth factor Insulin receptor antibodies Insulinoma Intrauterine growth retardation Jamaican vomiting sickness Ketotic hypoglycemia of infancy Lanreotide Laron dwarfism Leucine-induced hypoglycaemia Levomepromazine Liver cancer Liver glycogen synthase deficiency Long chain hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency Malabsorption Malaria (malignant tertian) Maldigestion Malonyl-CoA decarboxylase deficiency Maple syrup urine disease Mcquarrie type infantile idiopathic hypoglycemia Medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency Mesothelioma Methylmalonic acidemia Mitiglinide Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome, hepatocerebral form Mitochondrial trifunctional protein deficiency Multiple endocrine neoplasia Munchausen syndrome Myxedema coma Nateglinide Navajo neurohepatopathy Nephroblastomatosis-fetal ascites-macrosomia-wilms tumor Nesidioblastosis Organic acidemia Pazopanib Pentamidine Perazine Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) deficiency Pipothiazine Plasma membrane carnitine transporter deficiency Postgastrectomy syndrome Pramlintide Pregnancy Premature labour and/or delivery Propionyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency PCCA type Pyloroplasty Quinine Reactive hypoglycemia Renal Failure Renal hypoglycemia Repaglinide Reye syndrome Ritonavir Saquinavir Sepsis Septic shock Severe hepatitis Sheehan syndrome Short chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency Short stature-pituitary and cerebellar defects-small sella turcica Somatostatin Starvation (acute) Sulfamethoxazole Systemic monochloroacetate poisoning Temafloxacin Timme syndrome Tolazamide Tolbutamide Trimethoprim Triple A syndrome Tumors Tyrosinaemia type 1 Urea cycle disorder Uremia Very long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency Visceral leishmaniasis Wiedemann-Beckwith syndrome X-linked congenital adrenal hypoplasia