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Hypoglycemia

If your blood sugar gets severely low, can you have a seizure? If my daughter has a seizure then isn’t it from her diabetes?

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She is very shaky all the time, feels nauseated a lot, drinks and eats a lot, and has very bad mood swings. We had her tested and had low blood sugar. Does that rule out hypoglycemia? She has three grandparents who take insulin. Does that increase her chances of being that way too?

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I am 14 years old with Type 1 diabetes and I was just wondering where glucagon should be injected. My mom said that it can be only injected in the butt. Is this true?

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My daughter tested my blood sugar for the heck of it after I went running and it was 31 mg/dl [1.7 mmol/L]. Is it normal to occasionally have a low blood sugar if you do not have diabetes?

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After a person has their first hypoglycemic seizure, is there a tendency for that person to seize more easily the next time they go extremely low? Does hypoglycemia lower the seizure threshold in a patient who does not otherwise have a seizure disorder?

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Our five year old daughter has hypoglycemia. She is seeing a pediatrician who has no experience with hypoglycemia, and our dietitian is not very accessible. I have several questions.

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My son, diagnosed two years ago passed out at school this week. He had convulsions, and his blood sugar at the time was only mildly low. He’s had readings that were lower but has never passed out before. Is this normal for a blood sugar reading like this? How is glucagon in the body produced? By the liver or pancreas?

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My 13 year old son has been on the same dosage of Lantus for six weeks with very regular numbers, but recently he had an unexplained episode of prolonged hypoglycemia. Is there any evidence of problems occurring with Lantus so that it becomes concentrated? Do you have any other explanations for this terrifying night?

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I have had diabetes for 48 years, I am quite active, and thought I had seen everything as to insulin reactions, until the other morning. We cannot figure out why this extreme blood sugar drop took place.

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My eight year old son has type 1 diabetes. What are some good snack options that will not increase his blood sugars? What are some good options to help during hypoglycemia?

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