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Hypoglycemia

I am low at night, then high in the morning. What should I do? I am on a pump.

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When I carefully determine the carbohydrates in my home cooked meals and baked goods, my daughter has low blood sugars. What am I doing wrong? Does a higher fat content make a difference?

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When the temperature is consistently over 75 degrees F., I have to reduce my medications drastically because I suffer many low blood sugars. Why does this happen? I usually feel the lows, but they scare me.

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Recently, my daughter is having lows, in the afternoon and at night. Her TDD is 14 units, down from 20 to 22. Why is she requiring less insulin now? Could she still be producing insulin after five years?

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My daughter had a severe low today at school. I had her skip soccer practice and am monitoring her more closely. Are there any other things of which I should be aware?

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Recently, my son has had episodes of shaking, paleness and fussiness. I am to test his fasting blood sugars at home for a week. Could his symptoms be related to his mastocytosis? Do toddlers get hypoglycemia?

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Are headaches brought on by low blood sugar common? How can they be prevented?

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My friend’s three year old has diabetes. He is in a legal battle over custody because he feels his child is in danger The problem is that the other care giver has and is consistently dropping the child’s sugar well below 70 mg/dl [3.9 mmol/L], most of the times in the 40s [mg/dl, 2.2 mmol/L]. He has hot-lined the mother with child services, but they say without proof that the low blood sugars are harming the child, they can do nothing.

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My father has brittle diabetes and his episodes of hypoglycemia are increasing all the time. My mother is frantic and is not sure what to do.

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My 22 year old daughter, diagnosed as type 1 diabetes 11 years ago, recently delivered her first baby. During the pregnancy she had several episodes of low blood sugar with seizures. I’m curious about just how bad can a low blood sugar get and what resuscitation is necessary.

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