People without diabetes can get hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar. This can happen if you take certain medications, have a severe infection, or have other serious issues affecting your organs.

It is likely that a person can survive between 1–2 months without food. However, it is difficult to determine the exact duration, and it is not advisable to attempt starvation diets. As many different ...

A person may only survive a few days without water. Various factors affect how much water they need. For this reason, it is not possible to tell precisely how long a person can live without water.

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