# Brain Glucose Metabolism During Hypoglycemia

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/brain-glucose-metabolism-during-hypoglycemia/540>\
**Category:** T1 Research\
**Tags:** type-1, type-2\
**Created:** [April 19, 2017, 1:20am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/brain-glucose-metabolism-during-hypoglycemia/540 "2017-04-19T01:20:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![britt\_j](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/britt_j/32/55_2.png) [@britt\_j](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/britt_j)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2017, 1:20am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/brain-glucose-metabolism-during-hypoglycemia/540/1 "2017-04-19T01:20:15Z")

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> **[Brain glucose metabolism during hypoglycemia in type 1 diabetes: insights...](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4735263/)**
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> Hypoglycemia is the most frequent complication of insulin therapy in patients with type 1 diabetes. Since the brain is reliant on circulating glucose as its main source of energy, hypoglycemia poses a threat for normal brain function. Paradoxically,...

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**Author:** ![ClaudnDaye](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/claudndaye/32/5_2.png) [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2017, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/brain-glucose-metabolism-during-hypoglycemia/540/2 "2017-04-19T16:40:02Z")

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Fascinating (and very scary) read.

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**Author:** ![britt\_j](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/britt_j/32/55_2.png) [@britt\_j](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/britt_j)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2017, 12:37am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/brain-glucose-metabolism-during-hypoglycemia/540/3 "2017-04-20T00:37:20Z")

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I agree. That’s why I also posted a link to Gary Scheiner’s _Hypoglycemia: Prevention and Treatment_ from _Friends for Life_, 2016. 🙂