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Hypoglycemia

My 12 year old daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes one month ago. Yesterday afternoon her pupils were extremely dilated, this morning they were normal, but again this afternoon they were somewhat dilated. Is there any correlation between this situation and diabetes?

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My 7 year old daughter has fairly frequent low’s, almost all of which are asymptomatic, even with blood sugars in the 30’s. They are treated without incident, and she’s on her merry way. While the acute dangers of hypoglycemia are obvious, what long-term complications can there be?

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I have a 5 year old diagnosed 1.5 years ago with Type 1 diabetes. From the time he was diagnosed until now, he seems very sensitive to Humalog and Regular insulin. I am very concerned about daily hypoglycemia.

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Our 12 year old son was diagnosed three months ago. He is constantly having trouble concentrating; also, he is tired, weak, and frequently states that he is exhausted. Is it common for a child with diabetes to have these traits?

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My daughter has had diabetes since she was 10 years old. Six weeks ago, she delivered a healthy baby girl. She has breast fed this whole time. However, we are running into big problems with low blood sugars. She tests all of the time, but, unfortunately, she crashes unexpectedly. Would it harm the baby to begin formula?

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My brother is 47 years old and was diagnosed at age nine. He has never been able to tell when his blood sugar is dropping. He lives alone. Is there a device that will alarm when the glucose level is dropping?

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I am only a friend and look after the kids when they are at my house with my kids, but, they have recently started to go hypo, even though their levels are good. I need to know as much as possible.

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My 13 year old son has been recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and he is taking Humalog with NPH at breakfast and dinner. Is there a maximum dose of NPH that should be given at the bedtime dose to reduce risk of nighttime hypoglycemia?

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Yesterday morning, our six year old daughter, who has had type 1 diabetes for about 19 months, had a blood sugar of 48 mg/dl [2.7 mmol/L] and went immediately into a full blown seizure. She has been as low as 21 mg/dl [1.2 mmol/L] in the past and has never had a seizure. Now all of a sudden, we have to worry if she drops below 50 mg/dl [2.8 mmol/L]. Can you comment on this?

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Once in a while when my 12 year old son is low, he gets very agitated, and I am concerned as he gets bigger something bad could happen. We want to know is what we can do about these behaviors when he is low.

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