The causes of low blood sugar, these two points you have to know

Hypoglycemia is a common clinical symptom. For male friends, there are certain reasons for the occurrence of hypoglycemia. So, what are the reasons for low blood sugar?

1. Fasting hypoglycemia

(1) Excessive secretion of endogenous insulin: Common causes include insulinoma, autoimmune hypoglycemia, etc.

(2) Drug-related: such as insulin injection, sulfonylurea hypoglycemic drugs, salicylic acid, alcohol, etc.

(3) Severe diseases: such as liver failure, heart failure, kidney failure, malnutrition, etc.

(4) Insulin antagonist hormone deficiency: such as glucagon, growth hormone, cortisol, etc.

(5) Extrapancreatic tumors.

2. Postprandial (reactive) hypoglycemia

(1) Congenital deficiency of carbohydrate metabolizing enzymes: such as hereditary fructose intolerance.

(2) Idiopathic reactive hypoglycemia.

(3) Nutritional hypoglycemia (including tilt syndrome).

(4) Functional hypoglycemia.

(5) Post-meal hypoglycemia in the early stages of type 2 diabetes.