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Hypoglycemia

About a week ago, my dad, who had was a very brittle diabetes was killed in a car accident, and over the past few weeks, he had multiple episodes of severe hypoglycemia. On autopsy, can they determine this? How is that done? The autopsy report isn’t back yet, but MI, CVA, and alcohol have already been ruled out to present.

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My 14 year old daughter was diagnosed with reactive hypoglycemia and has been on a special diet, but she still has lows. She was recently referred to a diabetes specialist who put her on pills for type 2 diabetes three times per day. I read about a glucagon emergency kit. Should I have one for her?

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My girlfriend who has hypoglycemia, will pass out and have convulsion at least twice per month, but she absolutely refuses to see a doctor and says they don’t believe in hypoglycemia, so she has been living her life based on information from two books she read. What should I do?

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I often have hypoglycemia two hours after meals. The last episodes left me with a severe headaches, nausea, and vomiting for three days. Is this normal?

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I have some symptoms of low blood sugar. If it is not hypoglycemia, what could it be? Can coffee cause low blood sugar? Can hypoglycemia turn into type 1 diabetes?

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Is it possible that hypoglycemia is causing the paralysis I have been experiencing?

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My boyfriend was looking at my meter and saw a “low” reading that I don’t remember. How could I have no recollection of this “low?”

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My husband has had type 1 for about 25 years. Last weekend, he was low for 72 hours, even with his pump disconnected. Does this fall into the category of counter regulatory responses? Is this part of a “normal” sequence or decline that is seen with long term diabetes?

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I have frequent low blood sugars. How many a month are “normal?”

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I have always had periods where I feel light headed and needed food to feel better. My doctor feels I have hypoglycemia based on my GTT. I am not convinced he is right. What else should I do?

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