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.