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What Causes Drop In Blood Sugar Level?

my grandson is Type 1 diabetic, his sugar has dropped twice w/in the last 2 hours. he vomited, then we gave him orange juice. he slept, wanted to wait 30 minutes, after checking his sugar & drinking the orange juice. woke him after about an hour, sugar dropped again, gave him Mountain Dew & he started vomiting, again
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Dear sir

There are so many causes for drop in the blood Sugars like.
1. High medications forage
2. Insulin intake
3. Inadequate intake of food

All of these are common causes for low blood sugars. So evaluate for each of them

Thanks
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What Causes Drop In Blood Sugar Level?

Dear sir There are so many causes for drop in the blood Sugars like. 1. High medications forage 2. Insulin intake 3. Inadequate intake of food All of these are common causes for low blood sugars. So evaluate for each of them Thanks