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Hypoglycemia

Although I have good control of my diabetes (HbA1c averages around 7%), I do become hypoglycemic about once per week. Are these hypoglycemic episodes causing brain damage? If I had the choice, wouldn’t it be better to risk all of the other complications from high blood sugar rather than lose my mind?

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My seven year old son was diagnosed 10 months ago, and some time ago, I heard that dogs can be trained to recognise hypos in children mainly at night. Are you familiar with this? If yes, where can I read about it?

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I have hypoglycemia along with severe allergies, and, when my doctor changed my allergy medication, I began having frequent sugar problems. Can allergies or some allergy medications affect previously controlled hypoglycemia?

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My daughter’s boyfriend spent the night at our home. At 10:00 pm, his blood sugar was low, and he then took his insulin injection. He ate a cheese sandwich with a glass of orange juice, and at 2:30 am, he had a seizure. Should he have taken his insulin when his sugar was low?

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Last night my husband suddenly got a severe headache and felt a little nausea. At the time, his blood sugar was 30 mg/dl [1.7 mmol/L]. I know he has severe unawareness, and it seems every time he has a low he gets a new symptom. Does this sound like a symptom of low blood sugar or something else?

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How long can a diabetic coma last? When a person comes out of it, is it possible to have amnesia?

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I have spoken to people who have dogs that seem to be able to let someone know when a person with diabetes has a low. My son is eight, I fear night lows, and therefore do not get the rest I need. I wake up to check him several time a night, and my nerves are frazzled from lack of sleep. I really do not want to get a dog, but wondered if there is any evidence that a cat could detect lows.

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My two year old son, who has hypoglycemia, woke up screaming and semi-conscious with his 30 mg/dl [1.7 mmol/L]! Is it true that a hypoglycemic person cannot go into a coma from low blood sugars?

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We seem to be having a major problem with hypos over the last couple of months. She averages maybe 2 to 3 per day. We saw our specialist and he increased her insulin, but we are having more hypos than we had before. We have decided to cut down her dosages. Is this okay?

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I woke up to find my husband, who has type 1 diabetes, having a seizure. His blood sugar was 66 mg/dl [3.7 mmol/L] Was the seizure from a low blood sugar or is there something else we need to look into?

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