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Hypoglycemia

I’m having difficulty with my toddler going hypoglycemic in the middle of the night. What products are available that would provide a slow release of sugar to help prevent hypoglycemia?

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I have a 4 1/2 year old daughter who has had a number of nighttime hypos, a few of them causing her to wake screaming. Is there a better way to treat these nighttime hypos (she never has the same reaction in the day due to a hypo) e.g., glucagon injection?

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My 17 year old daughter is 4 months pregnant. She has seizures throughout the night. Can these seizures affect the health of the unborn baby?

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I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes about six years ago. Typically, I experience hypoglycemic reactions about once or twice per month, and in most cases I have a reasonable explanation. However, during two exciting weeks in Barbados, I had one or two hypoglycemic reactions every day (mostly in the afternoon), and I couldn’t find any explanation.

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We were taught that the standard treatment for a low is 4 ounces of juice but in smaller individuals, 15 grams of carbohydrates has a profound effect on the amount of increase in blood glucose. Is there a better way to treat the low and with fewer carbs?

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Last year, my three year was diagnosed with ketotic hypoglycemia, and she is unresponsive to the injectable glucagon. Can you tell me if there are other reported cases of such a reaction? What other tests should be performed?.

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My son, who has had type 1 diabetes for 18 months had a seizure. We did not give him glucagon as we were using the cake frosting. Should we have used the glucagon? Any thoughts to what we could have done differently to avoid this? What long term problems may he have from the seizure?

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About a year ago, my four year old daughter has had low blood sugar and she went into a coma like state. Testing for diabetes has been negative. Can it be accurate to test for low blood sugar levels if the patient did not fast prior to the test? Is there ever any other reason for low blood sugar other than diabetes?

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My 15 year old son, who is a speed skater and training for the Olympics, has shortness of breath, constant congestion and drainage, and, at times he actually passes out at school after a bout of dizziness and sweating, but, after he eats something he is fine. Could he have hypoglycemia?

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His doctor says my son has hypoglycemia and that I should increase his protein intake, but I am not satisfied and need more information.

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