Thursday, March 22, 2018

How hypoglycemia occurs in acute alcohol intoxication

Acute alcohol intoxication impairs the process of gluconeogenesis in the body

This results in hypoglycemia if glycogen stores are depleted either by starvation or by preexisting abnormality in glycogen metabolism

In toddlers who have been fed even a small amount of alcohol can lead to symptoms of hypoglycemia

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