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Hypoglycemia

I take Precose before meals, but still can’t tolerate eating most carbohydrates, which make me shake, sweat, etc. I eat proteins and vegetables. What else should I do?

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My teen daughter takes Humalog with meals, Lantus at bedtime. She is waking up low at 6 a.m. How do we determine which insulin is causing the lows?

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When low, my son has irrational and sometimes violent episodes. Is this common?

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My friend has three year old twins, one of whom has been experiencing hypoglycemia. The doctor suspects it is genetic. If so, why doesn’t his twin have it?

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I get sweats, tingling, dilated eyes, etc. when I eat even small amounts of sugar. An internist said I have reactive hypoglycemia. What does this mean?

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For a week, my son has been running very low, even when eating a lot. What could be causing this?

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Newly diagnosed, my son has fluctuating blood sugars during basketball practice. What should his target blood sugar range be before practice? What should he consume for lows during practice?

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After a recent episode of DKA, my teen daughter, who’d had a 10.4 A1c, starting having many low blood sugars even though she we have reduced her insulin and she has gone back on a pump. What could be going on?

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Since my gastric bypass surgery, I have been having low blood sugars. Why would this be happening?

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My 12 year old has been having unexplained, prolonged lows. She isn’t absorbing food properly. We are awaiting the results of her endoscopy. What else should we check?

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