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What possible causes besides food intake cause glucose sugar to be low ?

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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered

Pathology 51 years experience

Excess insulin production from a pancreatic tumor, inappropriate intake of diabetes medications, and terminal liver failure.

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Answered Dec 10, 2021

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