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Postprandial Hypoglycemia

Aka: Postprandial Hypoglycemia, Reactive Hypoglycemia

Causes
1. Post-surgical conditions with rapid gastric emptying
  1. Gastrectomy
  2. Gastrojejunostomy
  3. Pyloroplasty
  4. Vagotomy
2. Fructose Intolerance
3. Galactosemia
4. Leucine sensitivity
Pathophysiology
1. Excessive Insulin following rapid glucose absorption
2. Results from post-surgical rapid gastric emptying
Management
1. See Hypoglycemia

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This page was written by Scott Moses, MD, last revised on 10/21/2007 and last published on 2/5/2012.

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