low blood sugar shock

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woke up in a bit of trouble this morning. Her appetite and thirst

were low yesterday and she hadn’t used many diapers. She woke this morning

at 5:30am crying but I let her cry herself back to sleep (not an uncommon

thing). I then went to get her at 7am and she would not wake up. She was

breathing and was trying to open her eyes but her body was limp. She was

lying flat on her back with her arms above her. I called emergency and was

trying to wake her as I spoke with the nurse. They told me to take her

temperature rectally so I did and it was 93 degrees. We rushed to the ER

and they did a battery of tests and even took some spinal fluid since we’ve

had an outbreak of meningitis. All came back negative/normal except for a

low blood sugar. She was at 40 and normal is 60 – 120. They injected her

with some sugar water but she still didn’t respond. She was opening her

eyes occasionally so she wasn’t totally gone and her vital signs were in a

normal range.

So, my question is WHAT HAPPENED? Something gave her a low appetite then

maybe causing a state of hypoglycemic shock in the wee hours of the morning.

She did wake up crying at 5:30am (which was probably a call for some food).

My first thought, of course, was that she had a seizure. has been

without signs of seizures and she’s almost 3 years old. I know she is at

high risk because of the PMG. But, the doctor doesn’t seem to think she had

a seizure. She said she couldn’t rule it out but that it was more likely a

low blood sugar induced state. ??????….. Our doctor said she had seen more

than her share of “normal” kids come in the ER in the morning with these

symptoms. She said it was usually when parents were out, the kids were with

a sitter who played with them but may not have fed them well enough, they

stayed up late, sleeps in and everyone misses there usual breakfast. The

child goes into a low blood sugar shock and is too listless to take in

fluids or eat so an ER visit is needed. I’m hoping that’s all it is but I’m

not so sure. What made her hypoglycemic in the first place? We weren’t

having that much fun last night

We’re home now and she’s still sleeping. I was able to get 4 oz. of milk

down her but I just don’t feel I’m out of the woods yet. Anyone have any

suggestions or similar experiences? FYI - It’s 1:30pm here in California on

Tuesday the 15th.

('s Mom)