Case Reports in Clinical Practice (Jul 2019)

A Rare Case of Hypoglycemic Unawareness in a Patent With Chronic Congestve Heart Failure

  • Yawar Yaseen,
  • Parvaiz Ahmad Shah,
  • Irfan Mir,
  • Saika Amreen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.18502/crcp.v4i1.1303
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1

Abstract

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Hypoglycemia and hypoglycemic unawareness is usually a complication of tight glycemic control in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of hypoglycemic unawareness subsequent to cardiac failure induced hypoglycemia of prolonged duration. Through this case report, we aimed to highlight that hypoglycemia should be suspected as a cause of decreased level of consciousness in patients suffering from recurrent congestive cardiac failure , as it can be easily overlooked and the condition can easily be reversed by simply administering adequate glucose.

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