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Child Type1 Diabetic. Took Heavy Doses Of Novarapid. Had Low Sugar Levels. Will She Be Ok?
my daughter is 10 years old and she is a dieabettic type 1 she has novarapid between 7-8 mls three times at day time and lantus at night 12mls.tonite by mistake she took 8 of her novarapid and then took 5 of her night time lantus thinking that would be ok,her bloods dropped to 3.3 and she felt dizzy and shakey so i gave her a teaspoon of jam and a little jam sandwich after i took her bloods again and she was 5.2 i gave her a cold glass of squash with no add sugar and after 30 mins tested her blood again they were then 7.8 . my question is will she be ok
Mon, 18 Feb 2013
Hi,
Yes she will be OK.
But please make sure that extra care is taken when taking insulin.
Also keep small packets of plain glucose available with her at home,in the car,and even in her school bag.Glucose is easily absorbed and readily used in such situations than jam or other sugars.Take care
Also these fluctuations do happen in kids ESP after sports,when they are I'll,etc
Yes she will be OK.
But please make sure that extra care is taken when taking insulin.
Also keep small packets of plain glucose available with her at home,in the car,and even in her school bag.Glucose is easily absorbed and readily used in such situations than jam or other sugars.Take care
Also these fluctuations do happen in kids ESP after sports,when they are I'll,etc
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Hi,
Thank you for your query,
What is the unit of glucose measurement you are using?
But i can understand that your child developed low blood glucose due to over dosage of insulin.
This is the cause for her dizziness and shaky.
You can give chocolate or sugar during low blood glucose levels.
And watch her sensorium and glucose levels .
If she is dizzy, glucose is still low consult the emergency.
Hope I have answered your query.
Thank you for your query,
What is the unit of glucose measurement you are using?
But i can understand that your child developed low blood glucose due to over dosage of insulin.
This is the cause for her dizziness and shaky.
You can give chocolate or sugar during low blood glucose levels.
And watch her sensorium and glucose levels .
If she is dizzy, glucose is still low consult the emergency.
Hope I have answered your query.
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HI
ITS DR VIVEK GUPTA
I WANT TO TELL ONE THING ... DO NOT EXPERIMENT
INITIALLY SHE WAS IN HYPOGLYCEMIA ( LOW SUGAR) NOW SHE IS AL RIGHT . THIS WAS GOOD THAT SHE HAVE FOUND THE SYMPTOM OF HYPOGLYCEMIA AND YOU CORRECTED BY SUGAR MIXED FOOD.
in case of dizziness , sweeting , palpitation . check immediatly the blood sugar . if low sugar is found take some amount of sugar to prevent dangerous situation and consult to your pediatrician
FOLLOW YOUR PEDIATRICIAN ADVICE
ITS DR VIVEK GUPTA
I WANT TO TELL ONE THING ... DO NOT EXPERIMENT
INITIALLY SHE WAS IN HYPOGLYCEMIA ( LOW SUGAR) NOW SHE IS AL RIGHT . THIS WAS GOOD THAT SHE HAVE FOUND THE SYMPTOM OF HYPOGLYCEMIA AND YOU CORRECTED BY SUGAR MIXED FOOD.
in case of dizziness , sweeting , palpitation . check immediatly the blood sugar . if low sugar is found take some amount of sugar to prevent dangerous situation and consult to your pediatrician
FOLLOW YOUR PEDIATRICIAN ADVICE
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