What is hypoglycemia? Hypoglycemia, also called low blood glucose or low blood sugar, occurs when the level of glucose in your blood drops below normal. For many people with diabetes, that means a level of 70 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) or less. Your numbers might be different, so check with your health care provider to find out what level is too low for you.
These medicines often are used to treat atrial fibrillation (AF). Some of the medicines used to restore a normal heart rhythm are amiodarone, sotalol, flecainide, propafenone, dofetilide, ibutilide, quinidine, procainamide, and disopyramide. These medicines often have side effects.
Although thiazolidinedione products may be effective for controlling blood sugar levels, these drugs have been linked to potentially serious heart complications. Rosiglitazone and pioglitazone are the two drugs in the thiazolidinedione class, and both have received black box warnings from the FDA. These warnings state that these products can increase the risk for heart failure and may cause or exacerbate heart failure symptoms.