What Causes Chest Pain In A Child With Type 1 Diabetes?

Posted on Sat, 24 Jan 2015

Question: My daughter is nine years old diagnosed 2 weeks ago with type 1 diabieties is now on insulin control has been complaining for last hour of chest pain not severe but uncomfortable sugar level 6.4 had a 20 g snack at 9pm and took blood at 10 pm considering she had a snack l feel it was low do l take her to a and e or not don't want to start panicking her as she is finding this hard as it is and adjusting to this new routine with injections etc

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Please go to emergency room

Detailed Answer:
Hi...please go to emergency room. I am insisting on this because initially when on insulin there will be ups and downs which need to stabilized.

This pain might also be a tell tale or initial sign of diabetic ketoacidosis.

Regards - Dr. Sumanth

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T