Idiopathic hypoglycemia
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'''[[Idiopathic]] [[hypoglycemia]]''' is, literally, a medical condition in which the [[glucose]] level in the [[blood]] ([[blood glucose]]) is abnormally low due to an undeterminable cause. This is considered an incomplete and unsatisfactory [[diagnosis]] by physicians and is rarely used by [[endocrinologist]]s, as it implies an unfinished diagnostic evaluation. In general, the more severe the hypoglycemia and the more clearly it is proven, the less likely it is to remain "idiopathic."
Some lay people use ''idiopathic hypoglycemia'' as a synonym for [[reactive hypoglycemia]] or for hypoglycemia that is not diagnosed by a physician and does not fulfill the [[Whipple triad]] criteria. A more precise term for this condition is [[idiopathic postprandial syndrome]].
==See also==
*[[Hypoglycemia]]
*[[Reactive hypoglycemia]]
*[[Idiopathic postprandial syndrome]]
[[Category:Endocrinology]]