Hypoglycemia in children

[eagle89]

My 7-year-old daughter was recently diagnosed with hypoglycemia. Everytime I look up info on the web, I am taken to a diabetes website. She has not been diagnosed with diabetes. What are her chances of becoming diabetic? Her doctor said hypoglycemia sometimes precedes diabetes in children. Is is possible to "grow out of" hypoglycemia? If so, what are the chances of this happening?

[JDRF-Team-ES]

I am not a doctor, only a volunteer who has diabetes and I don't know the answer to your question about your daughter's chances of getting diabetes. I have heard the same thing, but I also know people who have been hypoglycemic for many years without developing diabetes.  I do not know if it is possinble to grow out of hypoglycemia, but with the proper diet, this may become much less of a problem.  I wish I had some answers.  If there is anyone out there who knows more about hypoglycemia, please respond.
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[pianogirl7445]

Hi, I have reactive hypoglycemia. One of the best websites to learn about hypoglycemia is reactivehypoglycemia.net. I don't think it's possible to grow out of hypoglycemia. I'm a teenager and I've had it since I was two or so. I really wish though!!

[brit67chick]

My son (he's 10) has reactive hypoglycemia.Has your daughter's blood sugar been tested? If she goes up to around 160 mg/dl and falls to 60 mg about 2 hours after meals then it's reactive hypoglycemia. This type of hypoglycemia does not lead to diabetes. you can find more info on the prediabetes-reactive hypoglycemia myth in this article: Reactive Hypo-diabetes myth

[brit67chick]

Whoops, forgot the link to that article:
http://www.reactivehypoglycemia.info/articles/the-prediabetes-reactive-hypoglycemia-myth/

[thelittlethings]

I have hypoglycemia.  I was just diagnosed with it in November.  My doctor told me it is going to lead to diabetes most likely one day.  She said even if not, I will always have the hypoglycemia.  She said it's something I will never outgrow.  She said keeping my A1C under control though, is the best way to keep problems from getting worse.