Paramedics were called to the home of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Friday for low blood sugar, a Supreme Court spokesperson told CNN.

The liberal associate justice was treated for the low blood sugar and promptly returned to work.

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Sotomayor, 63, has Type 1 diabetes, a disease that attacks the body's means of producing insulin, which regulates blood sugar.

The justice has said the disease is a "constant part of my life" and regularly checks her insulin levels before going to work.