![]() All patients had fasting hypoglycemia except one case of dumping syndrome due to Billroth II gastrojejunostomy surgery. Hypoglycemia developed in two cases of primary adrenocortical insufficiency due to tuberculosis and histoplasmosis of bilateral adrenal glands. Hypoglycemia developed in one case of fulminant hepatitis, two cases of decompensated cirrhosis (hepatitis B and alcoholic), and two cases of congestive cardiac failure. Hypoglycemia was detected in one chronic kidney disease (CKD) patient after hemodialysis (HD) and two CKD patients without HD. ![]() Sheehan syndrome was seen in three cases. The third common cause was sepsis (12.73%), followed by panhypopituitarism (10.91%). Next common cause was steroid withdrawal (18.18%), especially in rheumatic patients. The most common cause of hypoglycemia was alcoholism (27.27%). RESULTS: A total of 55 patients were included in this study. Relationship with food intake and recurrence of hypoglycemia were assessed. ![]() METHODS: Nondiabetic patients admitted in general medical ward with clinical or laboratory features of hypoglycemia with blood sugar level <70 mg/dl were evaluated clinically and from laboratory investigations to identify the underlying disorders. ![]() We conducted this study to identify different causes of hypoglycemia in nondiabetics in a rural area of the western part of West Bengal. No study of etiological spectrum of hypoglycemia is found in rural West Bengal. ![]() INTRODUCTION: Awareness regarding etiological distribution of nondiabetic hypoglycemia is poor among physicians. ![]()
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