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Hypoglycemia

I have been doing a lot of thinking lately and am wondering if someone uses insulin pump therapy to control their diabetes, could they ultimately eliminate the hypoglycemic episodes? Is this true? Can you explain why they would not if that is the case?

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I have had severe low glucose incidents, and I do not get much of a warning signal before I start having symptoms of severe low sugar. Can people get hypoglycemia unawareness without having diabetes?

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Recently, my daughter had severe and unexpected hypoglycemia had to be admitted to hospital for tests, which have so far revealed no problems so they are considering more tests. What might these be? Can Humalog act later than four to six hours and cause a severe and unexpected hypo?

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My husband was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes twenty one years ago, and yesterday he had his first seizure. He was acting hypoglycaemic and I was trying to give him glucose tabs when the seizure occurred. His blood sugar when tested by the paramedics was 3.4 mmol/L [mg/dl]. Is this something that can happen after so many years?

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Do you have any information on using a heart rate monitor to monitor or catch hypoglycemia in children or adults with type�1 diabetes?

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I have an 8 year old son who has been insulin dependent for 3 months. What can be done about before lunch blood sugar readings of 68 and below?

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Exactly what hormones are involved in hypoglycemic reactions that make you feel bad? Can you have too much of these hormones in your blood stream making you feel low even if your blood sugar is in range?

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The Michigan legislature has passed a driving law that says that if you have a reaction, you cannot get a driver’s license. No mention of where or when any reaction may occur. Are there any other States that have these legislative chains surrounding diabetics? Is there anything being done to repeal this legislation?

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I think that these are symptoms of hypoglycemia, but what I am wondering is if this will go away with age or turn into diabetes.

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My daughter is 12 years old and has type 1 diabetes. Last month, she had a seizure due to low blood sugar. In the past two weeks, she has had recurrent headaches and has become very tired. Could this be related to the seizure and how do I go about treating this?

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