Re: Hypoglycemia, Night fits???

[Guest guest]

Hi Kerri

Jody in Australia here, i have a 3y/o boy with RSS, but what you

have just described sounds exactly like what my 6y/o has just

started having in the last couple of months.

Look up 'night terrors' there is lots on the internet about them,

they are not the same as nightmares, I wont try to explain it to

you, its easier to read.

When Cameron started having them, screaming, terrified pulse rate up

sweating perfusely etc etc I rang a friend who is a paediatrician

because I thought he was having a fit and he described night terrors

to me. Camerons started when he had the flu as well, but they

continue now.

I have never read here that hypoglycemia causes night fitting in our

children, I may be wrong, there is a list of other symptoms though.

Let me know what you think, and if you want more info on what to

look for with the hypo g Im sure you will get lots of response here.

If you cant find anything on the night terrors or want someone to

talk to about it email me privately. Its not a nice thing to go

through.

have a good weekend

Jody (mum to Liam 3 10kg and 82cm and cameron 6)

> Ok, I am very new here, but I have seen some comments that

> hypoglycemia can cause night fits (for the lack of a better

term).

> Shea has had them the past three nights, as well as in the past.

She

> has not been eating well because she has had a stomach virus.

> Basically, she starts screaming and we can do nothing to help

her.

> She does not want to be held, does not want her elmo or her

blanket.

> Not even the TV. She kicks and screams " no Ma Ma " . Based on the

> hypoglycemia information I learned from this board... I did get

her

> to drink some juice and she calmed down and went to sleep...

Anyone

> have any experience with this? If I was not in the same room with

> her I would think she was being attacked. Any suggestions??? How

do

> they diagnos hypoglycemia in children???

>

> Thanks.

>

> A very tense Kerri...

[Guest guest]

My son Matt was diagnosed late as SGA. I know he suffers from

reactive hypoglycemia (his body reacts when his blood sugar drops,

even though it isn't low enough to be hypoglycemia), and had night

sweats etc as an infant. He also had night terrors. Not every

night, they would come and go. He would be asleep and then wake up

screaming about 2 hours later. They were awful. I have always

wondered if they were caused by hypoglycemia.

No answers here, just thought I would add to the mix.

Beth

> > Ok, I am very new here, but I have seen some comments that

> > hypoglycemia can cause night fits (for the lack of a better

> term).

> > Shea has had them the past three nights, as well as in the

past.

> She

> > has not been eating well because she has had a stomach virus.

> > Basically, she starts screaming and we can do nothing to help

> her.

> > She does not want to be held, does not want her elmo or her

> blanket.

> > Not even the TV. She kicks and screams " no Ma Ma " . Based on the

> > hypoglycemia information I learned from this board... I did get

> her

> > to drink some juice and she calmed down and went to sleep...

> Anyone

> > have any experience with this? If I was not in the same room

with

> > her I would think she was being attacked. Any suggestions???

How

> do

> > they diagnos hypoglycemia in children???

> >

> > Thanks.

> >

> > A very tense Kerri...

[Guest guest]

Night terrors are very common in children regardless of RSS/SGA.

I have not heard of hypoglycemia " causing " night terrors. It could

be that being hungry causes them to wake up more easily? I don't

know. But do know that night terrors are common. I have never seen

anywhere published that hypoglycemia causes night terrors. Anyone

else?? Salem

> Ok, I am very new here, but I have seen some comments that

> hypoglycemia can cause night fits (for the lack of a better

term).

> Shea has had them the past three nights, as well as in the past.

She

> has not been eating well because she has had a stomach virus.

> Basically, she starts screaming and we can do nothing to help

her.

> She does not want to be held, does not want her elmo or her

blanket.

> Not even the TV. She kicks and screams " no Ma Ma " . Based on the

> hypoglycemia information I learned from this board... I did get

her

> to drink some juice and she calmed down and went to sleep...

Anyone

> have any experience with this? If I was not in the same room with

> her I would think she was being attacked. Any suggestions??? How

do

> they diagnos hypoglycemia in children???

>

> Thanks.

>

> A very tense Kerri...

[Guest guest]

I must have misunderstood the comments... I saw a comment to watch the kids

carefully at night and maybe I just wanted there to be an easy solution to our

problem. Good news is, she slept through last night and seems to be feeling a

lot better. The common thread is that she usually is sick when this happens...

Thanks for your comments.

Salem wrote:

Night terrors are very common in children regardless of RSS/SGA.

I have not heard of hypoglycemia " causing " night terrors. It could

be that being hungry causes them to wake up more easily? I don't

know. But do know that night terrors are common. I have never seen

anywhere published that hypoglycemia causes night terrors. Anyone

else?? Salem

> Ok, I am very new here, but I have seen some comments that

> hypoglycemia can cause night fits (for the lack of a better

term).

> Shea has had them the past three nights, as well as in the past.

She

> has not been eating well because she has had a stomach virus.

> Basically, she starts screaming and we can do nothing to help

her.

> She does not want to be held, does not want her elmo or her

blanket.

> Not even the TV. She kicks and screams " no Ma Ma " . Based on the

> hypoglycemia information I learned from this board... I did get

her

> to drink some juice and she calmed down and went to sleep...

Anyone

> have any experience with this? If I was not in the same room with

> her I would think she was being attacked. Any suggestions??? How

do

> they diagnos hypoglycemia in children???

>

> Thanks.

>

> A very tense Kerri...

[Guest guest]

Kerri

i used to get these night terrors and now my brothers get them. in

me they were triggered with being sick as i often had tummy aches i

would call them. my brothers get them whenever they watch scary

movies.

these are very scary when your kids get them. the way that my dad

would get me out of them was to talk to me and ask me questions

about where i was and who he was and who i was and who else was in

the room (regardless of if it was true or not) you have to get her

to see reality. and i think that it is important to get her out of

it before she goes back to sleep that way she can distinguish from

reality and not reality.

giving her juice is good it is something cold that can hopefully

take her out of it. hope this helps

brittany

> Ok, I am very new here, but I have seen some comments that

> hypoglycemia can cause night fits (for the lack of a better

term).

> Shea has had them the past three nights, as well as in the past.

She

> has not been eating well because she has had a stomach virus.

> Basically, she starts screaming and we can do nothing to help

her.

> She does not want to be held, does not want her elmo or her

blanket.

> Not even the TV. She kicks and screams " no Ma Ma " . Based on the

> hypoglycemia information I learned from this board... I did get

her

> to drink some juice and she calmed down and went to sleep...

Anyone

> have any experience with this? If I was not in the same room with

> her I would think she was being attacked. Any suggestions??? How

do

> they diagnos hypoglycemia in children???

>

> Thanks.

>

> A very tense Kerri...