SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HYPOGLYCEMIA 

 

Paleness

 

Palpitation

Weakness*

Perspiration*

 

Nervousness*

Trembling

Goose bumps

Irritability

Hunger

Fast heart rate

Headache

Fatigue

Blurred vision

Numbness of lips

Numbness of tongue

Double vision

Mental confusion*

Incoherent speech

Convulsions*

Emotional changes

Coma

*Signs most commonly reported by patients

SOURCE:  Phipps WJ, Cassmeyer VI, Sands JK, Lehman MK:  Medical-surgical nursing:  concepts and clinical practice, ed 5, St. Louis, 1995, Mosby.