Which is more dangerous for the body: low or high blood sugar? The answer isn’t quite as simple as looking at which number is higher or lower. Both can cause serious problems, but they affect the body differently and can become dangerous at different speeds.

This was the concern behind a question posted on Quora : “Which is more dangerous for the human body between low blood sugar and high blood sugar?”

We decided to dig deeper and spoke to Dr Rajiv Kovil, Diabetes & Obesity Specialist at Zandra Healthcare, to understand what happens when blood sugar drops too low or rises too high, and when either situation requires urgent medical attention.

DISCLAIMER: This article is based on information from the public domain and/or the experts we spoke to.…