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Hypoglycemia

My young son recently had a seizure uopn waking. His blood sugar was 27 mg/dl [1.5 mmol/]. Why would his blood sugar have dropped so low?

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I have a rare form of hypoglycemia. When I eat any kind of sugar, my blood sugar remains low. What do I have? What kind of diet should I follow?

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If your child has a lot of insulin on board, either intentionally or not, and feels too full to eat more, can you give a glucagon injection? How do you figure out how much to give?

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My teen son had a serious low the other day that got me thinking about the future. How should we handle such situations when he goes off on his own? Also, should he get a continuous glucose monitor?

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When she plays, my five-year-old’s blood sugar drops to 45 mg/dl [2.5 mmol/L] to 70 mg/dl [3.9 mmol/L]. Why is this happening?

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After four months on the same insulin regimen, my son is often low twice a day. And, he’s had low blood sugars that don’t want to come up. What could be causing this?

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According to my son’s doctor, during a seizure, the body reacts to a low by releasing adrenaline, which stimulates the liver to release glucose and this does not cause death. Is this true?

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The nurse at the middle school told my daughter she didn’t need to treat a blood sugar of 33 mg/dl [1.8 mmol/L] because she was not symptomatic. How responsible is a child when that low?

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With high blood sugars and soaked diapers, I took my toddler to the ER for tests. All were normal. Yesterday, he had several very low blood sugars. What do you think is going on?

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Diagnosed in September, my son is having low blood sugars. He is eating extra carbohydrates without insulin to avoid lows. Should he still be getting insulin? I’ve read that insulin during the honeymoon helps the pancreas.

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