Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for hypoglycaemia

4,092 FDA reports name hypoglycaemia, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 1947). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#116 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
4,092
reports citing this reaction
25.5%
death-coded share
Dog
most-affected species

Release-over-release change

What changed in the latest FDA data snapshot

PlainBreed reconstructed the prior snapshot from dated openFDA partitions through 2025 Q4, then compared it with the 2026-07-27 openFDA export. Hypoglycaemia has 4,092 reports now versus 4,017 in that prior snapshot: 75 more (1.9%).

Report change
+75
Death-coded reports
+16
Death-coded share
−0.1 pts

This compares reported-event counts in two source snapshots. It does not establish a change in real-world risk, product safety, or disease incidence.

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FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 1947 VOL-MID

VOL-MID · DEATH-HOT · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-MID 4,092 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 25.5%
  • TOP-DECILE #116/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lack of efficacy (pro…
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 2,676
  • DRUG-LEAD Insulin Injectabl… · 883
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Lack of efficacy (protozoa) - Coccidia (±16 reports)

Upper-third death-coded share drives the outcome stamps on this plate; volume band, corpus rank, and co-report peers follow. Not a clinical diagnosis.

High-volume neighbourhood around Hypoglycaemia

Upper-third volume poles plus nearest peers, not a full reaction corpus board reprint.

Vomiting · highest174348Malaise · near4165Reddening of the skin · near4123Reluctant to move · near4123Hypoglycaemia · this reaction4092Lack of efficacy (pro… · near4076Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Hypoglycaemia

Hypoglycaemia: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 1,045 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Hypoglycaemia in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 4,092 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 1,045 of 4,092 reports (25.5% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Lack of efficacy (protozoa) - Coccidia (±16 reports). Lead species Dog (2,676). Lead co-reported drug Insulin Injectable Vial (883).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, A high death-coded share in FDA filings does not prove causation; co-reporting is voluntary temporal association only. Browse the full reactions index or the about page for how PlainBreed frames FDA CVM extracts.

Species Most Affected

Dog 2,676
Cat 1,389
Horse 13
Ferret 5
Cattle 3
Other 3
Pig 1
Other Canids 1
Human 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 795
Crossbred Canine/dog 307
Retriever - Labrador 243
Terrier - Yorkshire 177
Chihuahua 169
Domestic Longhair 128
Cat (unknown) 126
Domestic (unspecified) 123
Shih Tzu 99
Maltese 80

Associated Drugs

Insulin Injectable Vial 883
Bexagliflozin 403
Maropitant Citrate 312
Carprofen 268
Trilostane 199
Protamine Zinc Recombinant Human Insulin 175
Recombinant Human Insulin 158
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 154
Dextrose 129
Velagliflozin Proline Monohydrate 121
Human Insulin 115
Insulin 113
Afoxolaner 106
Gabapentin 105
Porcine Insulin 103
Meloxicam 99
Oclacitinib Maleate 96
Cefovecin 91
Moxidectin 89
Buprenorphine 79

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Hypoglycaemia, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass (the volume chart above is the unfloored photo-finish strip).

Similar report volume

Nearest other reactions by FDA report count (4,092 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (25.5% here), distinct from the volume row.

What to do with this reaction

A report does not prove a drug caused the reaction; consult a veterinarian before acting on this data.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025

openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (FDA CVM) for Hypoglycaemia (#116 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 25.5%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 1,045 · vintage 2025.

Informational only. FDA adverse-event reports are voluntary and do not prove causation; consult a veterinarian before acting on them. Verify with FDA CVM →