You may be able to prevent ever having low blood sugar. The medical term for low blood sugar is hypoglycemia. If you are taking insulin, very low blood sugar is sometimes called an insulin reaction or insulin shock. Low blood sugar is usually a side effect of diabetes treatment.
* The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program provides benefits for aged, blind, and disabled people without regard to prior workforce participation. It is administered by the Social Security Administration, but it is not funded by Social Security taxes.
Enacted in 1935, FICA provides for Social Security under Title II of the act. The ability to tax income to fund Social Security is provided in Title VIII. According to the Social Security Administration, the provisions for collecting FICA taxes were given under the Internal Revenue Code by amendments adopted in 1939.