RE: Help Blood Sugar ?

[Guest guest]

That's great that something good came out of the unfortunate trip tot he er.

I'm glad to hear that Aubrey is starting to feel better.

B

5 and Kelli 2 3/4

Tonya Bartlett wrote:

Well thanks for all the replies. We ended up going to the er b/c i just didn't

have the patience to wait for the pediatrician to call back. When they did her

blood work, her blood sugar was a little low, but okay, however her white blood

count was pretty high so we ended up staying the night at the hospital to get

plenty of fluids and an iv antibiotic. In the process of this whole ordeal we

found a new ped. He was the same one that treated her for pneumonia last january

when we had to go to the er b/c our regular ped sent aubrey home saying she had

a cold. So i guess something good came out of it. She's feeling much better now

fully rehydrated and back to her onrey self.

Tonya mom to Aubrey

Graham wrote:

I agree,

get some 7-up or sprite in your child. Check the blood sugar again soon. (15

min-30min) Don't let it drop any futher.

With a sugar that low, your child will " sleep " and the sugar will keep dropping

if you don't anything in. Low blood sugar makes them lethargic. And 44 is way to

low.

At the ER they will may be a bit snooty and ask what you tried do far. Hope your

pediatrician calls soon.

Dayna Carney wrote:

Tonya,

Normal is between 80-120 so 44 is way too low. You need to get her sugar

up ASAP. Can see hold down a little juice or pop?? Soda will settle a

stomach enough usually to hold down very small amounts, like a tablespoon

every five minutes or so. You could also put gel icing in her cheek. If

you can't keep her sugars up at home you need to go to the hospital for a

D10 IV. It is VERY important her sugars do not drop. I would go to the ER

right now.

Good Luck!

Dayna

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Behalf Of Tonya Bartlett

Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 9:22 AM

To: RSS-Support

Subject: Help Blood Sugar ?

I know many of your children have issues with their blood sugar, so I

thought if anyone you guys/gals could be of some help in this area. I've

always suspected Aubrey had bs issues, but mainly just fed her pretty

frequently, but today she is throwing up everything. I've called her ped,

but am waiting for him to return my call. Well I checked her bs mainly out

of curiousity b/c aside from throwing up she just wasn't acting like

herself. It was 44. My question is: Is that too low. I know it would be in

adults, but wasn't sure if it was the same or if pediatrics had a different

set of norms. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Right now she is

asleep so hopefully I'll have a few vommit free moments to myself.

Thanks,

Tonya mom to Aubrey

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