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Adult guidelines for hypoglycemia emphasize the importance of Whipple's triad, which includes the following: (a) symptoms consistent with hypoglycemia, (b) low glucose at the time of symptoms, and (c) reversal of symptoms when glucose is administered [2,9]. The major disadvantage of requiring the Whipple triad to diagnose hypoglycemia is that the Whipple triad may not be as appropriate in infants or in nonverbal individuals, and it is now well recognized that a certain percentage of both children and adults with hypoglycemia display no outward manifestations [10,11]. ## Consequences of hypoglycemia Neonates are particularly susceptible to the development of hypoglycemia as rates of glucose utilization are higher in newborns (8-10 mg/kg/min) than in older infants (6-8 mg/

Author

Jill D. Jacobson

Published

2021

Language

EN