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Question:

From Corner, Georgia, USA:

When she plays, my five-year-old's blood sugar drops to 45 mg/dl [2.5 mmol/L] to 70 mg/dl [3.9 mmol/L]. Why is this happening?

Answer:

The low blood sugars would depend upon the duration and intensity of such activity, of course, plus the timing of insulin (peak of insulin effect, for instance, would produce a bigger drop than tail effect timing) and the time and relationship to prior food intake. You should discuss this in more detail with your diabetes team or use a detailed teaching manual such as Type 1 Diabetes in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults by Ragnar Hanas, M.D. to give you more information since this is a key concept to understand. There should be several ways to counter-balance the exercise-related hypoglycemia effect and therefore prevent or lessen such hypoglycemia.

SB

DTQ-20070627151203
Original posting 30 Jun 2007
Posted to Hypoglycemia

  
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