Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide
Hypoglycemia: Postprandial
DEFINITION
- Symptomatic hypoglycemia due to low blood glucose (≤70 mg/dL) occurring within 1-3 h after food intake, in the absence of hypoglycemic medications.
- Includes reactive hypoglycemia, late-onset dumping syndrome or post-bariatric surgery hypoglycemia
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Last updated: June 1, 2016
Citation
Lee, Clare J, and Ari S Eckman. "Hypoglycemia: Postprandial." Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2016. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547069/0/Hypoglycemia:_Postprandial.
Lee CJ, Eckman AS. Hypoglycemia: Postprandial. Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2016. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547069/0/Hypoglycemia:_Postprandial. Accessed November 4, 2025.
Lee, C. J., & Eckman, A. S. (2016). Hypoglycemia: Postprandial. In Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547069/0/Hypoglycemia:_Postprandial
Lee CJ, Eckman AS. Hypoglycemia: Postprandial [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2016. [cited 2025 November 04]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547069/0/Hypoglycemia:_Postprandial.
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