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Hypoglycemia

After my insurance changed me from Apidra to Humalog, I began experiencing nighttime seizures. Have you heard of others who are extra sensitive to Humalog?

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My 10 year old son had a hypoglycemic reaction during the night when his blood level was fine before bed. Is it possible his activity level from six hours earlier could have caused this to happen?

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Can pancreatic problems lead to hypoglycemia? I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and then my sugar drops to 22-56 at most on average day.

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My 47 year old father has had diabetes for 9 years. He recently passed out due to low blood sugar, which caused a seizure. Do you have any advice on helping to prevent this from happening again?

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I read something in the paper about seizure dogs the other day and am now trying to find out more. I know they are for epileptics, but wouldn’t it be great if a dog could be trained to alert parents when the child is acting oddly from low blood sugar?

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My son is 14 years old and is on an insulin pump. He tests 4 times/day and his tests are low. In spite of the fact that his basal rate continues to be adjusted lower to accommodate the low tests, his A1c results are higher at each three-month doctor visit. Could there be any reason why the A1c is high while the daily blood tests remain low?

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Can erythromycin [an antibiotic] interact with insulin or rate of digestion to cause low blood sugar levels?

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My 3 year old son has been off insulin for about 2 1/2 months, and while we work hard to avoid high blood sugars, we are also fighting lows. Do you see hypo and hyperglycemia in children not on insulin?

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I’d like to know what your thoughts are about the efficacy of glucose gel versus glucagon in case of emergency in a child with diabetes on a school field trip.

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What are the short and long term effects of glucose levels that are occasionally below 50-80 mg/dl [2.7-4.4 mmol/L] in a 52 year old male who has had type 2 diabetes for a little over two years?

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