New born baby are prone to hypoglycemia because?: (A) Low body glycogen reserve, (B) Impaired glucose metabolism, (C) Prematurity, (D) All of the above
Answer is A. Low body glycogen reserve REF: OP Ghai 7th ed p. 155 New born babies are more prone to hypoglycemia because they have poor glycogen stores. The other options are causes of hypoglycemia in a new born and not why they can normally be predisposed to it.