Question:
From Ohio:
I just read an article that mentioned "Whipple's Triad." It had something to do with diabetes. What is Whipple's Triad?
Answer:
According to Whipple's Triad, in order to document low blood sugar, one
should have:
- Appropriate symptoms (such as hungry, headachey, sweaty, shaky, grouchy feelings)
- Documented low blood sugar reading
- Appropriate relief from appropriate therapy (sugar should cause relief of symptoms within a half hour).
One might add another point, also:
- Failure to respond to placebo therapy (that is, the patient shouldn't get better with something without calories, like diet soda pop)
WWQ
Original posting 7 Apr 96
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