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<blockquote data-quote="Richard157" data-source="post: 144612" data-attributes="member: 27405"><p>From the <em>Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism</em> (2000):</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.nature.com/jcbfm/journal/v20/n1/full/9590858a.html" target="_blank">http://www.nature.com/jcbfm/journal/v20 ... 0858a.html</a></p><p></p><p>"Fortunately, brain injury from hypoglycemia occurs relatively infrequently in humans. Thus, among 1,307 patients experiencing drug-induced hypoglycemic coma, whereas 8% died, only 2% developed neurological sequelae (Selzer, 1989). The literature references only isolated cases of hypoglycemic encephalopathy, but large series are absent (Kalimo and Olsson, 1980; Auer et al., 1989), suggesting an infrequent occurrence of hypoglycemic brain damage. Even so, exposure to hypoglycemia should be avoided for several reasons."</p><p></p><p>Ken, of course there is impairment in our actions and our thinking when we have hypos, but that is only temporary. Brain damage is more evident in animal research and experiments, but apparently not so with humans, unless the hypos are so bad that comas result and last a long time. I certainly do not have any brain damage after hundreds of hypos when I needed assistance. I realize a sample of size one is statistically insignificant. Lol! In the many discussions on this issue in the USA forums, I have not seen anyone post that there is a cumulative effect on the brain due to numerous short term hypos. You are the first to suggest that on the forums I have visited.</p><p></p><p>Peace, Richard</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Richard157, post: 144612, member: 27405"] From the [i]Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism[/i] (2000): [url=http://www.nature.com/jcbfm/journal/v20/n1/full/9590858a.html]http://www.nature.com/jcbfm/journal/v20 ... 0858a.html[/url] "Fortunately, brain injury from hypoglycemia occurs relatively infrequently in humans. Thus, among 1,307 patients experiencing drug-induced hypoglycemic coma, whereas 8% died, only 2% developed neurological sequelae (Selzer, 1989). The literature references only isolated cases of hypoglycemic encephalopathy, but large series are absent (Kalimo and Olsson, 1980; Auer et al., 1989), suggesting an infrequent occurrence of hypoglycemic brain damage. Even so, exposure to hypoglycemia should be avoided for several reasons." Ken, of course there is impairment in our actions and our thinking when we have hypos, but that is only temporary. Brain damage is more evident in animal research and experiments, but apparently not so with humans, unless the hypos are so bad that comas result and last a long time. I certainly do not have any brain damage after hundreds of hypos when I needed assistance. I realize a sample of size one is statistically insignificant. Lol! In the many discussions on this issue in the USA forums, I have not seen anyone post that there is a cumulative effect on the brain due to numerous short term hypos. You are the first to suggest that on the forums I have visited. Peace, Richard [/QUOTE]
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