Learn how to identify symptoms and what values indicate diabetes. This disease occurs when there is an accumulation of glucose in the blood due to the inability of cells to consume it for energy production.
Hypoglycemia is the medical term used when there is a reduction in levels of glucose (sugar) in the blood. As glucose is the main source of energy in the body, the occurrence of hypoglycemia produces typical signs and symptoms such as weakness, sweating, tremors, and the other, which only disappear if the blood glucose level is corrected.
The type 2 diabetes mellitus is the most common form of diabetes worldwide, accounting for about 90% of all cases. In Brazil alone, it is estimated that more than 7 million people are diabetic, and most of them do not know who is ill.
