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Hypoglycemia
- My daughter has had diabetes for six years. Recently, she has been consistently low. Is she in her honeymoon period? (15 Mar 2010)
- Since going on an OmniPod, we find we need to treat our daughter's lows twice because it takes much longer to bring up her blood sugar What might be causing this? (10 Mar 2010)
- Despite reduced insulin and no increase in activity, my son is experiencing lows. Could it be bad insulin or could his pancreas could be working after all this time? (7 Mar 2010)
- My daughter is having post-lunch lows that require a treatment of about 100 grams of carbohydrates and turning off the pump for four hours. How would a reduced lunch bolus help? (2 Mar 2010)
- My son, on three injections a day, is refusing to eat lunch causing low blood sugars. Meal replacement drinks are not helping. What else can I do? (16 Feb 2010)
- Born two months prematurely, my daughter is now gaining a lot of weight and sweating a lot when drinking her bottle. Are these symptoms of hypoglycemia? (9 Feb 2010)
- As a college swimmer, my daughter has gone back to injections and reduced her insulin drastically, but she is still having 5 a.m. lows. How can she prevent them? (1 Feb 2010)
- After 10 years of a certain correction factor, I am now experiencing lows when I correct with lispro. Does this mean I have an issue with insulin acceptance? (18 Dec 2009)
- 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? (12 Nov 2009)
- My son is having lows while in his honeymoon and not taking insulin. Should he have some additional testing? (9 Nov 2009)
- My daughter disconnects her pump and takes shots for lengthy volleyball tournaments. She often runs low and has to be removed from games. How can we avoid this? (6 Nov 2009)
- What are the effects of low blood sugars on a fetus? My doctors have talked about the dangers of highs, but not the lows. (15 Oct 2009)
- On Mixtard 30, NovoRapid and Lantus, my daughter spends a lot of time high. Our doctor's suggestions aren't very helpful. What do you suggest? (29 Sep 2009)
- Sometimes when my blood sugar is low, I lose the feeling around my mouth. Why? What is the difference between human and animal insulin? (19 Aug 2009)
- My toddler's blood sugar was once 40 mg/dl [2.2 mmol/L], then elevated after food. Why is she having elevated blood sugars? Is her TSH level normal? (3 Aug 2009)
- Would a diagnosis of ketotic hypoglycemia rule out diabetes? Does it cause weight loss and higher levels of ketones even when the blood sugar is not that low? (2 Aug 2009)
- My teen daughter has had three episodes involving overnight hypoglycemia and transient aphasia. Does she need to see a neurologist, as our endocrinologist has recommended? (29 Jul 2009)
- Why is my blood sugar still high and my weight loss continuing after just starting 25 units of NovoLog three times a day and oral medications? (2 Jul 2009)
- Recently, my hands were shaking and I was dizzy. I knew it was time to eat, but didn't have a meter to check my blood sugar. Are dizziness and stumbling symptoms of a low blood sugar? (18 Jun 2009)
- 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? (18 Jun 2009)
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