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Hypoglycemia

For hypoglycemia, my daughter eats small meals, five times a day. She still has headaches, stomach aches, and fatigue. Do you have any advice?

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What are the long-term effects of consistently low blood sugars? What are the effects of high blood sugars?

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My toddler has ketotic hypoglycemia. Our pediatrician was concerned about her having a “genetic conditions.” To what was he referring? Is there anything else we need to do?

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My son recently had a seizure with a blood sugar of 58 mg/dl [3.2 mmol/L]? Why did he seize at this level when he’s not done so when his blood sugar has been lower?

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My seven-year-old behaves very poorly at school when his blood sugar is low. Yesterday, he was unresponsive, but his blood sugar was fine. Could this be diabetes related or something else? Is his type of behavior common for those with diabetes?

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At home, my daughter has had elevated blood sugars. During an OGTT, her blood sugar dropped to 70 mg/dl [3.9 mmol/L]. Could she have had a hypoglycemic reaction?

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Born two months prematurely, my daughter is now gaining a lot of weight and sweating a lot when drinking her bottle. Are these symptoms of hypoglycemia?

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Why do people experience delayed lows after exercise? How should I handle them in the future? This time, I treated my son when he felt low, but was in range. His blood sugar dropped dramatically afterwards.

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Does infusion site location affect the delivery of insulin? My daughter just had a weekend of lows after moving her pump site from her arm to her abdomen.

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Recently I was having symptoms of hypoglycemia so took my blood sugar, and it was 55 mg/dl [3.1 mmol/L]. I drank orange juice, ate cookies, and, 30 minutes later, my sugar was 137 mg/dl [7.6 mmol/L]. Two hours after the snack, my sugar was 92 mg/dl [5.1 mmol/L]. I do not have diabetes. Should I be concerned?

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