Table 1.

Overview of the Different Penalties: BG Ranges (in mg/dl) for Adults,¹¹ Children, and Infants

Range Number	Clinical condition	Adults	Children	Infants	Penalty	Reference
1	Hypoglycemic alarm	BG < 40	BG < 40	BG < 40	3	14–15
2	Hypoglycemia	40 ≤ BG < 60	40 ≤ BG < 60	/	2	14–16
3	Slight hypoglycemia	60 ≤ BG < 80	60 ≤ BG < 70	40 ≤ BG < 50	1	15–16
4	Normoglycemic range	80 ≤ BG ≤ 110	70 ≤ BG ≤ 100	50 ≤ BG ≤ 80	0	4
5	Slight hyperglycemia	110 < BG ≤ 150	100 < BG ≤ 125	80 < BG ≤ 125	1	17
6	Hyperglycemia	150 < BG ≤ 200	125 < BG ≤ 150	125 < BG ≤ 150	2	16–17
7	Hyperglycemic alarm	200 < BG	150 < BG ≤ 200	150 < BG ≤ 200	3	16–17
8	Hyperglycemic alarm (high)	/	200 < BG	200 < BG	4	4,16