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Hypoglycemia

On October 1st, my 13 year old son experienced an episode of paralysis. From start to finish, it lasted about 4 hours. He got weak in his legs and progressed to complete paralysis within a short period of time. Could this scenario possibly indicate hypoglycemia? Could being hyperinsulinemic cause hypoglycemia?

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My daughter, who has had type 1 diabetes for about two and a half years and has been on the pump for about a year, has received two flu shots with hypoglycemic episodes afterward. Is there a relation to the flu shot?

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I sweat a lot more than people I know, and I read that this might have something to do with my hypoglycemia.

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Our doctor said there was no test for hypoglycemia and diagnosed our son on the basis of his symptoms. Are there certain tests for hypoglycemia?

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I have had type 1 diabetes for 19 years, and recently, when my sugar gets low, I don’t feel the reaction until the blood sugar is very low. Even then, when I do feel the reaction, it is different from years past. My doctor says that the body sometimes becomes immune to reactions after many years of diabetes. Is this true? If so, is there anything to alleviate this?

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I have had type 1 diabetes for 28 years, have been taking Lantus alone (no other insulin) for about five weeks, and I’ve been doing well. However, yesterday I had a problem with lows. What happened?

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My father has consistently been hitting lows of 50 mg/dl [2.8 mmol/L] and below at night. His doctor is trying to work with him, but no solution has helped. Do you have any suggestions? Is there any device that my father can use that will wake him up when his levels go below 80 mg/dl [4.4 mmol/L]?

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My four year old son was just diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and it seems obvious to me that sooner or later we may have to deal with a seizure. What, other than administering glucagon and checking his blood sugar, can we do to help control the seizure?

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A couple of years ago, my son had a seizure-like episode and was seen by a neurologist who said everything looked normal, and he thought he thought that this was a behavior problem. However, recently the same exact thing happened and he had a low blood sugar the next day. I am uncertain of whether I should take him to see a neurologist or an endocrinologist.

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Can your blood sugar go low enough to go into the same kind of coma that a person with diabetes can go into even if you don’t have diabetes?

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