HYPOGLYCEMIA

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Abstract
The spontaneous appearance of hypoglycemia may result from certain abnormalities of any of the factors controlling carbohydrate metabolism. A survey of the literature indicates that the condition may arise in the most diverse clinical states. In the present article, we undertake a classification of the various types of hypoglycemia, citing illustrative examples of each. Since pancreatic hypoglycemia appears most frequently clinically, this form has been emphasized by a detailed review of the syndrome based on an analysis of the reported cases. A report is given of a patient suffering from hypoglycemia of pancreatic origin. Tables abstracting the details of the available reports on pancreatic hypoglycemia and of leading cases of the other types are included. In order better to orient the discussion, we present a classification of the diseases in which hypoglycemia appears spontaneously. We wish this to be considered merely as a tentative etiologic framework, for an entirely adequate

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