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Hypoglycemia

My five year old often wakes during the night and is screaming, confused and sweating. During the day, we give her a snack and she is fine. Could this be hypoglycemia?

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Since his diagnosis of ADHD, my grandson’s blood sugars have been running low. Are there any medications that don’t cause lack of appetite? Do you have any other suggestions?

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Although I eat heartily, I sometimes go low after mountain biking. How can I prevent this? If I reduce my insulin prior to exercising, to avoid the lag effect, would I lost weight? I want to gain muscle.

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When my young son experienced his first low recently, it was very scary. He said he was seeing monsters, snakes, ghosts, etc. Is this normal?

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Born with transient neonatal diabetes, my two-year-old no longer requires insulin. Today, her blood sugar was 1.2 mmol/L [22 mg/dl]. For a nondiabetic, is this still hypoglycemia?

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Is there a protocol for an insulin pump user to follow after using glucagon to work sugars back down prudently without causing another low sugar?

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If a Lantus injection were injected directly into a vein, could the Lantus start working immediately and cause a person to go low?

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My five year old daughter was just diagnosed with diabetes. When her blood sugars are lower than 70 mg/dl [3.9 mmol/L, and especially when they fall below 40 mg/dl [2.2 mmol/L] or 50 mg/dl [2.8 mmol/L], should I give her something high in sugar? Will this add to diabetes complications later in her life? Should I just stick with the healthy snack to boost her levels?

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What are the blood sugar levels of an infant (under one year)? Our 8 month old daughter has been having seizures and we think it might be related to her blood sugar levels.

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My 9 year old daughter has been diagnosed with OCD/Tourette/possible ADD or ADHD. We have always noticed a significant difference in her behavior when she has not eaten, or when she has sugar. Is there a chance that part of her problem could be hypoglycemia?

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