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Hypoglycemia

What would cause a sudden sustained low blood sugar in spite of the cessation of medication after one week in a 71 year old male who has had type 2 diabetes for 15 years?

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Last weekend, my daughter woke up with a blood glucose of 86 mg/dl [4.8 mmol/L] and complained of a severe headache. Could she have had a severe low during the night?

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My 12 year old daughter has had symptoms of hypoglycemia with some low blood sugar readings. She has been following a hypoglycemic diet, which I am sure keeps it from falling too low. What is your opinion on continuing to see specialists? Since it has been staying up, am I worrying too much?

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I have seen a few stories on animals being able to sense a low blood sugar. Can you tell me if there is a certain breed in particular?

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My mother, who has type 2 diabetes and takes insulin, has been feeling very faint and sweating badly at regular intervals. She tells me it is due to her diabetes, and she needs to eat something. What should she eat if she feels faint?

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I have been told by a doctor that my pancreas doesn’t properly produce amylase, and I believe that I have hypoglycemia, Are my hypoglycemic symptoms due in part or completely to the lack of amylase from my pancreas?

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These things were to be expected for an insulin reaction, but he went into shock and not long after that he turned a yellowish orange color. I have never seen this before, and neither has his mother. The doctors took many tests and couldn’t tell me anything. Can you tell me why my husband turned a yellowish orange color during an insulin reaction?

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Is it possible for a type 1 to be aware of having hypoglycemia severe enough to cause convulsions? If I did experience convulsions, why was I able to eventually wake myself up?

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I was diagnosed with hypoglycemia when I was 16. A clinic nurse said that people with hypoglycemia have a higher risk of developing diabetes. Back home for break, my grandmother tested my blood sugar for me two hours after I ate a relatively high carbohydrate meal because I got extremely dizzy and almost passed out. It was 93. This morning it was 78. Do you think that I really have hypoglycemia and am I at a high risk for developing diabetes?

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My nine year old daughter does not often recognize hypoglycemia. Can we expect that she may develop seizures with low blood sugars?

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