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Hypoglycemia

Several hours after my daughter was born, her glucose was low. She is undiagnosed, has severe brain damage, a seizure disorder, hypotonia, was hypothermic at birth, had a poor suck, and was very pale. Since we don’t know what her blood sugar was at birth, could this be the cause of her brain damage?

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While a patient in the hospital, my daughter, who has type 1 diabetes, was given a fast acting insulin at bedtime instead of her Lantus, and her blood glucose at 4:30 am lab was very low. The e nurse claims my daughter spoke to her at 4:40 am and was okay. Do you think it’s possible for her to have been able to converse coherently after being hypoglycemic all night?

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I am a 16 year old who was recently diagnosed with hypoglycemia, and I am not too sure about a few things.

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My daughter gets low grade fevers very often for apparently no reason sometimes, but always when her blood sugar is low. She may also get them after she eats or exercises. Could her fevers be from lows or blood sugar in general?

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When I went in to wake my daughter for gym class, I knew from her response that she was having a low. When I checked, she was low and 25 minutes later (after two juice boxes and some bread), her reading was normal. Should my daughter take it easy for a few hours or can she resume regular activities once her blood glucose is in range?

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After treating my son’s low blood sugar with maple syrup, I waited ten minutes to re-check him. At that time, he was jerking, but conscious and unable to speak. Is this typical of a hypoglycemic seizure?

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For a long time, I have felt jittery and lightheaded several hours after breakfast, but felt better after a Coke. Now, even the Coke makes me feel lightheaded. Do I have diabetes or hypoglycemia?

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Is it normal to have wide variations in one’s blood sugar during the honeymoon period? Since I’m having post-breakfast lows, could I stop taking my NovoMix 30?

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Now that I am pregnant, I need to tighten my control, but when my blood sugars are in range one hour after meals, I am then low for two hours. What do you suggest? I now take Humalog and Humulin I.

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Today at school, my son was treated for a low differently from our protocol. Sent back to a test 10 minutes after being low, he did poorly on the test. Should I ask that he be given a re-take? Can a low blood sugar affect his concentration?

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