Anyone have any experience with blood sugar issues in children?

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Following on from this thread

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/1903226-Any-docs-in-the-house-What-happened-to-my-3-yr-old-Plus-an-AIBU

Does this sound like hypoglycaemia?

Anyone with experiences they can share! What should I be doing, looking out for until we get to see a doctor?

Thank you in advance.

I only know about hypoglycaemia in relation to diabetes (as in, hypos that are an adverse side effect of the insulin treatment). But I know you can buy a glucose meter over the counter at boots and test your dd's blood sugar at home. If she is below 4.0, give her sugar (juice, haribo ...). If her blood sugar doesn't come up, stuff waiting for the doctor, go to a&e and shout a lot. Blood sugar below 2.6 is affecting brain function.

Yes it does - should be investigated (ideally at the time of the hypo) to see if there's an underlying cause for it. Home sugar kit is a good shout if you can use it, though they aren't too reliable at low levels. If she's got symptoms of a hypo - shaky, sweaty, pale, grumpy... - I'd go to A&E and get them to do the tests there (a hypo screen). While waiting for results and she's got symptoms, test and treat. Sugar followed by a longer-acting carb is best.

I don't think there is much to be done in terms of investigating but I think the answer lies in eating regularly, eating a mix of long acting carbs, protein and fat and avoiding 'quick fix' short acting carbs regularly.

My daughter has something called ketotic hypoglycemia and goes to evelina childrens hospital in London. I can't write now but wil come back and post more. Eposiodes like your daughters are very common with children like this as blood sugar low after night fast.

How frightening for you. It doesn't sound like you overreacted at all.

My son has fasting hypoglycaemia. It's part of his growth condition. It is supposed to improve as he gets older. We have a blood sugar monitoring kit and when he's ill and therefore not eating, feed constantly (as in every 20 mins) with dioralyte with added fructose, more often if it's a tummy bug. Through the night as well, via his gastrostomy.

I would definitely get a home blood sugar testing kit. Also worth knowing that if she has another episode and is very drowsy, you can rub jam onto the inside of her cheek. Some of the sugar is absorbed, and you don't run the risk of choking. You can get glucose gel pouches as well which I think can be used in the same way.

I hope your DD is investigated soon, and you have some answers.

Thank you everyone
She has gone on to have Croup so not sure if it was viral related?
Jam is a good tip thanks.

I was hypoglycaemic and have been since I was little. My dad is the same. Especially worse if we fall asleep in the afternoons, go very shaky and "need" sugar. Passed out at work even after eating breakfast and Jaffa cakes and had a sugar of below 3
Not an instruction to cut carbs as such but the less sugar I have, the better managed it is. So I eat a fair bit of protein and fat and limit my carbs. Obviously different for a child but best advice is something sugary then something longer lasting like whole meal toast and peanut butter. If you keep sugar balanced out with giving protein at the same time it reduces the spikes and the lows
Typically now my blood sugar is still lower than a "normal" person but I don't get the lows which made me feel like shit. At one point I was having to eat sugar out the packet as I knew I was too low and nothing else in
I'm not diabetic btw, just seem to drop blood sugars dramatically quickly!!!