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Hypoglycemia

I was of the opinion that the sugar molecules in cake frosting were too big and needed to go to the small intestine for absorption. Can you please clear this up for me?

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If my niece is having low blood sugars/dehydration due to illness, what intravenous solution should she receive?

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My son has had several lows since his recent diagnosis. Could these lows have caused to brain damage?

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Is it common for people with pre-diabetes to have hypoglycemia as well?

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Following a seizure, my infant daughter cannot keep her blood sugar normalized without an IV. Why is this?

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This morning, my teen daughter was combative and uncooperative at waking. My husband and I had trouble restraining her to give her glucagon, assuming she was low. After about 10 minutes, she was fine and had no memory of the incident. Is this normal?

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Diagnosed with type 1 in the summer of 2003, my daughter was later said to have intermittent hyperglycemia. We are awaiting of the results of GAD testing for MODY 3. Should she have a GTT? Could she have hypoglycemia?

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My son has been having increased episodes of hypoglycemia. In the past two weeks, he has had one seizure and one very near seizure, and I am not happy with is present doctor.

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My daughter, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes about six weeks ago, has times when she has to eat continually to keep her sugar up past 45 mg/dl [2.5mmol/L]. Her specialist says she is in her honeymoon period, but he has no explanation as to why she has extremely low blood sugars.

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About a month ago, my daughter, who has type 1 diabetes, became hypoglycemic, had a seizure and was advised to take medications since EEG showed some epilepsy, but the doctors can’t differentiate whether the seizures where due to low glucose level or epilepsy. Is there any specific test to rule out epilepsy? If the seizures were due to low glucose levels is it correct to give anticonvulsant medications?

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