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Low Blood Sugar Level and Related Health Issues

Low blood sugar level or hypoglycemia is a common problem that prevents many people from leading normal lives. The effect of hypoglycemia can vary from feeling slightly uncomfortable to seizures and coma.

In some cases, low blood sugar levels causes permanent brain damage and even death. Though this medical condition is prevalent in the elderly and infants, it can affect anyone irrespective of the age and gender.

In healthy humans, the blood plasma glucose level is maintained within 70 to 150 mg/dL (milligrams per deciliter). There is no universal consensus on the definition of low blood glucose level. The lower limit can vary for different people under different circumstances.

The most commonly cited lower limit for normal glucose is 60 or 70 mg/dL. Medical community, at large is still debating to identify the definite and dangerous low blood sugar level that can cause damage and would warrant medical intervention.
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