“My mother's sugar levels are dropping, what could be the reason?”
My mother is 75 years old and has been a diabetes patient. Her sugar levels are dropping regularly. Why could this be happening?
2 Answers
Most common culprit is her medications are making her sugars drop. She should discuss with her doctor, preferably endocrinologist how often these events are occurring and what time in the (before breakfast or after meals, or if she skips a meal) to let the doctor adjust her therapy
There are many reasons this could be occurring. Assuming she has diabetes & is on a diabetes medication, then the type & dose of the medicine should be adjusted. As we get older, we tend to eat less & thus need less medication to control blood sugar. If she does not have diabetes, there are multiple possibilities. Intake of carbohydrate may be too low, there can be abnormalities of the liver that is not controlling carbohydrate right, there may be a pancreatic tumor (usually not malignant) producing too much insulin (easily removed), and many more causes. She needs to see a Dr. familiar with the causes of hypoglycemia and get appropriate tests as most of the causes can be treated and thus cured.
