Risk Factors for Drug-Induced Hypoglycemia

Age of the patient

• have acute or chronic liver disease?

• have acute or chronic renal disease?

• been fasting or had a decrease in carbohydrate intake?

• been starving or had other cause for reduced carbohydrate stores?

• had a toxic exposure causing reduced carbohydrate mobilization from stores?

• been recently abusing alcohol?

• been hospitalized within past month?

• have endocrine-related hypoglycemia (nesidioblastosis, carcinoid tumor, etc.)?

Total number of drugs being taken that are capable of causing hypoglycemia

Is the person taking a high daily dose of a hypoglycemic agent?

Is the patient taking another drug causing increased action by a hypoglycemia drug?

Has the dose of hypoglycemia agents been adjusted for a remission of an underlying disease causing hyperglycemia?