Postprandial dip explained

In medicine and specifically endocrinology, postprandial dip is a term used to refer to mild hypoglycemia occurring after ingestion of a heavy meal.^[1]

The dip is thought to be caused by a drop in blood glucose resulting from the body's own normal insulin secretion, which in turn is a response to the glucose load represented by the meal.While postprandial dip is usually physiological after a generous meal, a very sharp or sustained drop in blood glucose may be associated with a disorder of glucose metabolism.

See also

• Postprandial somnolence
• Glucose metabolism
• Lateral hypothalamus
• Insulin resistance
• Hypoglycemia
• Oxyhyperglycemia
• Diabetes mellitus

Notes and References

1. Wyatt . Patrick . Berry . Sarah E. . Finlayson . Graham . O’Driscoll . Ruairi . Hadjigeorgiou . George . Drew . David A. . Khatib . Haya Al . Nguyen . Long H. . Linenberg . Inbar . Chan . Andrew T. . Spector . Tim D. . Franks . Paul W. . Wolf . Jonathan . Blundell . John . Valdes . Ana M. . Postprandial glycaemic dips predict appetite and energy intake in healthy individuals . Nature Metabolism . April 2021 . 3 . 4 . 523–529 . 10.1038/s42255-021-00383-x . 33846643 . 7610681 .