Hypoglycemia Research

Research and Researchers Focused on Hypoglycemia

Recent Hypoglycemia Research Highlights

• Low Glucose on Last Day in Hospital Link to Death in Diabetes, Medscape

• “Association of glucose concentrations at hospital discharge with readmissions and mortality: A nationwide cohort study.” The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

• Low blood sugar poses unaddressed threat to people with type 2 diabetes – Endocrine Society analysis identifies hypoglycemia as an ongoing gap in diabetes care
• Preventing Hypoglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes

Current Researchers and Practitioners and Their Work

• Dr. Dan Cox – Research on managing blood glucose and use of CGM monitors.
• Veronica J. Brady, PhD, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDE – “Using CGM for Non-Diabetic Endocrine Issues– A Useful Weapon?“

Metabolical / Hypoglycemia “Hall of Fame”

• Dr. Seale Harris – Dr. Harris’ most celebrated accomplishments were his 1924 hypothesis of hyperinsulinism as a cause of spontaneous hypoglycemia.
• Gerald Reaven – Pioneer of insulin resistance and endocrinologist credited with identifying the metabolic syndrome.

• Harry Salzer, MD, “Relative Hypoglycemia and Neuropsychiatric Illness” a classic paper published in the Journal of the National Medical Association, 1966.  (Full PDF version available here.)

• Dr. Linda Peterson, Author of Introduction to “Brain Neurophysiology in Persons with Reactive Hypoglycemia”, dissertation by Dr. Linda Whitney Peterson, 1978

• Dr. Robert Lustig – Global leader on addressing the issue of excess added sugar and processed foods in the diet.

Hypoglycemia Research Archive – Key Studies and Papers

• HYPERINSULINISM AND DYSINSULINISM by Seale Harris, 1924
• Approach to managing hypoglycemia in elderly patients with diabetes.
• Critical Review: Hypoglycaemia by G.M. Wauchope, 1933
• Hypoglycemia and Hyperinsulinism – 1958 Classic by Walter Campbell, F.R.S.C.
• Reactive Hypoglycemia by Fred D. Hofeldt, 1975
• Hypoglycemic symptoms in the absence of diabetes: Pilot evidence of clinical hypoglycemia in young women
• Hypoglycemia and Diabetes: A Report of a Workgroup of the American Diabetes Association and The Endocrine Society

Searching for Hypoglycemia

Reference Sites

In general, these sites tend to focus on hypoglycemia as a condition related to type 1 diabetes, and other serious medical diagnoses. These sources tend to emphasize responses to acute episodes of hypoglycemia versus reactive (diet related) hypoglycemia which often manifests as a chronic condition… the responses to these different types of hypoglycemia can vary widely depending on many variables, so always consult with your health care provider for professional diagnoses and treatment.