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Friday, October, 23, 2009

What Are The Symtoms Of Low Blood Sugar

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ASK GINGER -- How can I prevent really bad low blood sugars better?

By Ginger Vieira Health Expert

Ginger,


I read in your blog once that you've never had a low blood sugar that was so bad you couldn't take care of it yourself. I have them pretty often, and like, I know how it feels to be low but I just never catch it quick enough and then my friends or my mom have to take care of me. But I know it scares them and I don't know how to keep it from getting so bad.


Annie

 

Hey Annie,


This is really important, because when we aren't able to take care of our own low blood sugars, we can get into ...

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Health Guide

10 Medical Conditions That Share Symptoms with ADD/ADHD
...ability to connect their actions to consequences.Nutritional Deficiencies/Food Allergies/Food SensitivityHypoglycemia, also called low blood sugar, can cause a number of symptoms similar to ADHD... Read more »
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Causes
...hypothalamus, pituitary or adrenal glands Allergies Mild, chronic low blood pressure Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) Iron deficiency anemia A number of studies have found immune system... Read more »
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... Type I glycogen storage disease Symptoms Severe low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) Doll-like features in children, including puffy cheeks, a thin chest and limbs,... Read more »
Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
...abdominal muscles (diastasis recti) Undescended testicles (cryptorchidism) Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) Poor feeding Lethargy Seizures ... Read more »
Hypoglycemia
...are taken from the infant until blood sugar levels are normal. People who are known to experience hypoglycemia should keep a snack or drink containing sugar available at all times to take as... Read more »

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Glucagon: Emergency treatment for low blood sugar

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...side effects. Nateglinide can cause low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) especially if you are taking... Read more »

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...urine Acarbose does not cause low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). However, this effect can occur... Read more »

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...by itself usually does not cause low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), low blood sugar may occur if... Read more »

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...side effects. Repaglinide can cause low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) especially if you are taking... Read more »

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