Reactive Hypoglycemia - Causes

Causes

The NIH states: "The causes of most cases of reactive hypoglycemia are still open to debate. Some researchers suggest that certain people may be more sensitive to the body’s normal release of the hormone epinephrine, which causes many of the symptoms of hypoglycemia. Others believe deficiencies in glucagon secretion might lead to reactive hypoglycemia .

Stomach surgery or hereditary fructose intolerance are both believed to be causes, albeit uncommon, of reactive hypoglycemia.