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Hypoglycemia

Could hypoglycemia cause weight gain or make it difficult to lose weight?

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For the past two years, my wife has had no warning signs of hypos, which average one every five to eight days. Worse still, she has had regular seizures (about every four weeks or so), and she refuses to tell her doctor or the hospital. Is there anything I can do to minimize the likelihood of a seizure?

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On rare occasions (every month or two), I’ll wake up and soon realize that I am about to pass out. I feel nauseous, and I’m trembling, weak. I can barely get downstairs to get any kind of sugar. My vision is blurry and clouded, and I am so weak that I can barely get up at all. Within five or ten minutes of getting sugar, my vision clears and I feel better. Could I have hypoglycemia?

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My son was just diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. If he has a low, what foods do I give him to bring him back up, but not too high? What foods are fast acting and what foods are slow acting?

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My boyfriend has type 1 diabetes and major mood swings associated with low blood sugar. He doesn’t eat well and says he is fine. He tests his blood sugar all the time and is always amazed at the numbers. The problem is I am not familiar with this at all. What can I do to help when he doesn’t want it or doesn’t know he needs it?

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Our eight year old daughter, diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, seems to be very sensitive to Humalog and NPH. She currently is on Ultralente. She monitors eight or more times a day, but still has lows weekly. How damaging are these lows to her developing brain if they have not progressed into a severe reaction?

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My 23 year old, who has had type 1 diabetes for 11 years, has always had excellent control over her diabetes and been very sensible, but she has had two fits recently with no warning or explanation. We are very worried about her returning to where she works as she lives in a room in a nurses’ home, and we don’t know if this will happen again, or whether it s related to a hypo or not.

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We had a local child who almost died a few weeks ago at school. The school personnel assumed she was asleep when she really was unconscious due to a diabetic seizure. Now, the school district wants all parents of diabetic children to sign a contract.

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My son was diagnosed at age 2 with Type 1. When he has low blood sugars he starts to have a diabetic seizure. It happens at midnight or around 2 A.M. around the time when his NPH peaks. What can I do to help stop this?

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My 15 year old son experienced several hypoglycemic seizures before we put him on a pump. This past summer he experienced a seizure on two occasions. A pediatric neurologist recommended Tegretol. Does anyone have data on whether Tegretol will help for hypoglycemic seizures?

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