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Hypoglycemia

Why does my daughter have low blood sugars if she has not needed insulin since the first week after her diagnosis seven months ago?

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How do I know if my son has Hypoglycemia?

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I’m a wrestling manager at my high school, and have a 15 year old boy with diabetes who often gets sick during practice and has to take glucose pills. He also plays football, and there’s no break in between these two sports. Is there anything more I can do for him when he has these episodes?

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How low does your sugar have to be to go into a coma? I am a 10 year old male who has been diagnosed for 1 1/2 years.

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I am 18 years old and was diagnosed with insulin dependent diabetes at the age of 4. I want to know how a hypo, which hits me quite regularly, will harm me, and in which way (especially brain).

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Our 3 year old son has had type 1 since he was 18 months. He used to show signs of hypo when his blood sugar was below 60. Lately he has been behaving normally between 30 and 40. He would just look a little tired.

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My husband has been a type 1 diabetic for 43 years. He is 52 years old. He has few complications. His glycohemoglobin range is 7.5. He has 3-5 reactions a week; some are severe. I want to know if this is normal.

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What is the lowest blood sugar limit for the brain not to be permanently damaged? I have recently read that these lows at night have been linked to children dying of heart failure due to the low blood sugar. What is the blood sugar limit for the heart to work as a muscle?

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I am 41 years old and have had Type 1 diabetes for 18 years. Recently, I had an incident happen that I can’t explain. I went to take a nap, which I’ve done a hundred times before with low blood sugars. The next thing I knew, I was being treated by paramedics.

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My daughter has dizzy spells, fainting, headaches, vomiting, uncontrollable shaking, and turns pale. She has had blood tests and a CT scan, all of which were normal, but I suspect that she has hyperglycemia. Her doctor says to keep her on a Sugar Buster type diet. What is the best thing to give her when she has one of these shaking sessions?

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