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Hypoglycemia

I was diagnosed with low blood sugar about five months ago. I can tell when my sugar is bad, but should I ask about getting a sugar tester?

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About three-quarters of the way through an exam, I became aware that not only couldn’t I concentrate and was feeling anxious, but I began to sweat. I have not yet gotten the results, but I am concerned. How do I explain the effects of moderate hypoglycemia during an examination to the examiners?

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My 13 year old son, diagnosed with type1 diabetes five months ago, is taking Humalog with NPH at breakfast and dinner, and I have some concerns about hypoglycemia.

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My six year old grandson has been having spells with sugar dropping. He seems to get sick to his stomach, has a rapid heart rate, and become very pale. He refuses to eat anything when he is like this. His doctor suggested that we try Glucerna. what is your opinion? Is it was appropriate for him?

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Last night my son ate a “sugar-free pudding”. We heard thrashing in our kitchen and he was in the first part of the seizure. They told us not to give him any more insulin until the morning, after we called his doctor. His blood sugars are now ranging from 200-450 mg/dl [11.1-25 mmol/l]. Was that right? Should I have given him a little insulin?

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There is only one thing that really concerns me and keeps me up thinking about it each night. My son has had a total of three incidents in the middle of the night. during which he woke up screaming, his eyes wide open but not seeing me, shaking and kicking and tightening up. Should I be making sure he is not under a certain number to avoid having him go through this?

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My best friend has been diagnosed with diabetes, I saw him go down, in the ambulance they give him D50, and it brought him around. fast. Typically, how much would one ampule of 50% dextrose raise an adult’s blood glucose level?

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Recently, my daughter had a seizure from low blood sugar, and I am concerned because this happened at night. How can we stop this from happening again?

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For the past year, I have been having some very strange lows. I don’t get any indication that my blood is low and become somewhat violent, cry, scream, and refuse to eat or cooperate with my husband in any way. I don’t remember hardly anything of what happens in these “spells. Is this common? What can be done to get me to cooperate?

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I have type 1 diabetes, recently I was involved in a motor vehicle accident, and I was charged with reckless driving. The afternoon of the wreck, I was continually low. Would it be decidedly to my disadvantage to inform the judge of this? Do first time offenders who had hypoglycemia get their license pulled (like I’ve heard)?

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