Side effects include sweating, palpitations, loss of consciousness and rarely convulsions due to severe hypoglycemia which may cause coma. If extreme symptoms are present, glucose should be given intravenously. In subjects with no adrenal reserve an Addisonian crisis may occur. For cortisol stimulation, the ACTH stimulation test has much less risk.
Insulin tolerance test
Glucose tolerance test
Postprandial glucose test
Quantitative insulin sensitivity check index
Glucose test
Random glucose test
Insulin index
Ambulatory glucose profile