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.
The Social Security Amendments of 1983 (Public Law 98-21) provided for the WEP as a means of eliminating the windfall of social security benefits received by beneficiaries who also receive a pension based on work not covered by Social Security.