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Serious side effects of low blood sugar include seizures, coma, irregular heart rates, heart attack, and death.9
Low blood sugar is an emergent situation and can often be treated by drinking or eating foods to raise your blood sugar.
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Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 29 Oct. 2024
The little one’s middle name, Samantha, is a nod to Elliot's late mother, Samantha Berg, who entered a coma after suffering complications during childbirth.
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Its coma is about 130,000 miles (209,000 kilometers) in diameter and its tail extends around 18 million miles (29 million kilometers) into space.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
After starring in 28 Days Later (2002) and sitting out the 2007 sequel 28 Weeks Later, Cillian Murphy reprises his role in 28 Years Later as Jim, a former bicycle courier who previously woke from a coma to find the ‘Rage Virus’ has decimated London.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2024
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Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 29 Oct. 2024
The little one’s middle name, Samantha, is a nod to Elliot's late mother, Samantha Berg, who entered a coma after suffering complications during childbirth.
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Its coma is about 130,000 miles (209,000 kilometers) in diameter and its tail extends around 18 million miles (29 million kilometers) into space.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
After starring in 28 Days Later (2002) and sitting out the 2007 sequel 28 Weeks Later, Cillian Murphy reprises his role in 28 Years Later as Jim, a former bicycle courier who previously woke from a coma to find the ‘Rage Virus’ has decimated London.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2024
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Noun
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Pressure-relieving memory foam also makes for the most comfortable of slumbers.Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
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In that script, a man (voiced by Aleks Le) wakes from his slumber, suspended inside a water tank.Nick Romano, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Their resting metabolism will be low, since little muscle is present to burn calories at rest.Fred Sassani, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Her Girls Aloud bandmates Kimberley Walsh and Nicola Roberts were also in attendance as the singer was laid to rest, and both were seen hugging Payne’s ex-bandmate Harry Styles.Rachel DeSantis, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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These individuals are more likely to commit to exercise, downtime, and sleep hygiene, and prioritize connections with peers through support or coaching groups.Philip Salter, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Most videos are 10 minutes or shorter, and are searchable by topic (sleep regressions, divorce, new sibling), age groups, or experts.Barbara D. Hathaway, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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Sofia Falcone is still reeling from her brother’s death and finds herself in a waking nightmare, which is exacerbated by the weird hypnosis therapy administered by Julian Rush, her hot doctor on loan from Arkham.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
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Benzodiazepines are depressants that produce sedation and hypnosis, relieve anxiety and muscle spasms, and reduce seizures, according to the US Drug Enforcement Administration.Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 22 Oct. 2024
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Back in the present, Noriko tries visiting Suzie in person to shake her from her torpor.Chris Klimek, Vulture, 17 July 2024
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To be ready to meet the day, for example, the birds begin to rouse from their torpor about an hour before sunrise, well before visible light cues.Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
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Unemployment Las Vegas came to a complete standstill during the Covid-19 pandemic, leaving thousands out of work.Paula Ramon, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
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With Butler and the Heat at a standstill, his camp appears to be playing the media game to begin building leverage ahead of free agency next offseason.Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Coma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coma. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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