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Hypoglycemia

Could my son have hypoglycemia? When he had a meltdown today, I checked his blood sugar and it was 54 mg/dl [3.0 mmol/L]. Is this level dangerously low?

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Despite decreasing his Lantus dose, my son has been experiencing low blood sugars for several days. He has been struggling with a cold for six weeks. Are the lows related to the cold? Could it be from a late honeymoon?

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Recently, someone told me that new research shows that type 1 diabetics will not awake on lows. What is your opinion and what should I do about that?

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Since a bowel resection a few months ago, I am unable to feel my lows. Will this improve when I’m fully healed? Also, should I change my pain medication to take less acetaminophen? Doesn’t it have a negative effect on the kidneys?

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During her recent illness, I gave my daughter glucagon twice to bring up her blood sugars. She is still running low. What could be going on?

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Our 10-year-old daughter was put on metformin for insulin resistance. She had an episode at school where she felt shaky so was given a snack. In fact, afterwards, her blood sugar was much lower. What should I do? I can’t get her to the endocrinologist until April.

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Three times, my daughter has had seizures following an illness. The doctor suggested ketotic hypoglycemia, but her blood sugars were not that low. What do you think?

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Could you please explain “rebounding?”

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Diagnosed a month ago, my daughter is still having lows four hours after meals even though we’ve decreased her insulin. Is this normal? What should we do?

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Last night, my son’s bedtime blood sugar was 140 mg/dl [7.8 mmol/L], but dropped to 40 mg/dl [2.2 mmol/L] 30 minutes later. Is a drop like this “normal?”

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