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My Grandpa's Diabetic Hypoglycimic Spells...HELP!
I am still a kid but my grandpa is making me very nervous. I am not sure if he is hypoglycimic or not. I recently (12-28-07) witnessed one of his spells and I was terrified! What had happened was when he ate lunch he estimated how many units that he should give himself. (He does this quite often) He gave himself 7 units (which is about 48 carbs) he had only about 20 carbs. I heard my grandma call me and I came running downstairs and she was holding my grandpa back. He was shaking like crazy and he was trying to get away. She asked me to pour some orange juice and while I was pouring it he started huging her and tapping one of his feet. i handed my grandma the juice and she could not get my grandpa to sit down but she still told him to drink the juice. He started drinking it as he was moving his arm up and down and all of the sudden he fell right on the kitchen floor. After forcing an 3 glucose tablets he finally came back to earth and he took his blood sugar and it was 399! After about a minute it was back to normal. He does not remember any of this and this is the 2nd time in 2 months that this has happened. he is very stubborn and will not listen to anyone. He does not eat properly and refuses to. If there is anything that we can do to help him with these spells or his problem please help us. Thanks.
~ Worried Granddaughter
~ Worried Granddaughter
If you suspect you have low blood sugar, check your blood glucose level.
If you have blood glucose levels that frequently drop after meals that have a high content of simple sugars, a way to diminish these episodes of reactive hypoglycemia is through a more balance diet. Avoid simple sugars and eat frequent small meals during the day.
If you experience low blood glucose when you haven't eaten (fasting hypoglycemia) have a snack before bedtime, such as a protein or a more complex carbohydrate.
Your doctor may determine that you are taking too much insulin that peaks toward the evening to morning hours. In that case, he or she may decrease your insulin dose or change the time when your last dose of insulin is given.
Other things that you can do to help yourself get through the low blood sugar episode include:
* Take two or three glucose tablets (available at pharmacy).*
* Take one tube of glucose gel (available at pharmacy).*
* Chew four to six pieces of hard candy (not sugar-free).
* Drink 1/2 cup fruit juice.
* Drink 1 cup skim milk.
* Drink 1/2 cup soft drink (not sugar-free).
* Eat 1 tablespoon honey (placed under your tongue for rapid absorption into the bloodstream).
* Eat 1 tablespoon table sugar.
* Eat 1 tablespoon corn syrup.
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Here is a website, http://www.diabeticcares.com/ where i got answer for many problems....
If you have blood glucose levels that frequently drop after meals that have a high content of simple sugars, a way to diminish these episodes of reactive hypoglycemia is through a more balance diet. Avoid simple sugars and eat frequent small meals during the day.
If you experience low blood glucose when you haven't eaten (fasting hypoglycemia) have a snack before bedtime, such as a protein or a more complex carbohydrate.
Your doctor may determine that you are taking too much insulin that peaks toward the evening to morning hours. In that case, he or she may decrease your insulin dose or change the time when your last dose of insulin is given.
Other things that you can do to help yourself get through the low blood sugar episode include:
* Take two or three glucose tablets (available at pharmacy).*
* Take one tube of glucose gel (available at pharmacy).*
* Chew four to six pieces of hard candy (not sugar-free).
* Drink 1/2 cup fruit juice.
* Drink 1 cup skim milk.
* Drink 1/2 cup soft drink (not sugar-free).
* Eat 1 tablespoon honey (placed under your tongue for rapid absorption into the bloodstream).
* Eat 1 tablespoon table sugar.
* Eat 1 tablespoon corn syrup.
_________________________________
Here is a website, http://www.diabeticcares.com/ where i got answer for many problems....
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