Hypoglycemia in early pregnancy
Common Questions and Answers about Hypoglycemia in early pregnancy
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The neonatal side effects of beta blockers used late in pregnancy are mainly the ones you listed: hypoglycemia, lower heart rates, and respiratory distress. The majority of babies born to mothers on beta blockers do not require treatment for any of these side effects. Treatment is sometimes required for hypoglycemia, and much less frequently for respiratory distress or low heart rate/low blood pressure.
My aunt is hypoglycemic she always carries with her little ham sandwiches, peanut butter sandwiches. She watches her sugar intake, and seems to be doing well. It might help to see a nutritionist to get some info and help.
Yes, hypoglycemia can be an early warning sign of diabetes, or you might have something else going on. Talk to your doctor. Tell him what you are experiencing. Then make sure you get an A1C test, not just a fasting blood sugar test. The A1C tests all your glucose for the last couple months, not just one moment.
This type of hypoglycemia does not lead to diabetes.
s dad is a borderline diabetic, it runs in his family, and hypoglycemia and diabetes runs in my side of the family... Help and advice please!!!
Is anyone else having hypoglycemia (which is low blood sugar abt an hr or 2 after meals)? I'm 26wks and been having it for around a week now.How do u usually deal with it when it strikes?
I had hypoglycemia throughout my second pregnancy. I followed the diabetic diet, mostly. I always made sure to eat every two hours, avoided refined sugar and carbs (anything that's going to cause a big dump of insulin, because the rebound hypoglycemia and drop your numbers very low). Avoid junk food. Make sure you get protein. I ate a lot of peanut butter on wheat and milk. Good luck!
I was in a situation with my second pregnancy whereby the doctors used my situation as sort of a trial to see what low glucose would do to me and my baby. They slightly overdosed me on insulin and I found myself passing out cold about once every couple of weeks. I remember asking my doctors how this was affecting my baby and they assured me that the baby gets all the glucose he or she needs even if the mom is severely hypo. My child was a bit on the small side when born, but very normal.
Hello,
Im am 17 weeks pregnant and went in today to have the 3 hour glucose test performed. I had Gestational Diabetes in my second pregnancy, but it skipped my third pregnancy. This is my fourth.
After the test I did not eat or drink anything for about 1/2 an hour, because we were picking up my son from school and getting lunch. Within 20 minutes of finishing the test, I got really shaky and sweating (Its in the 20's today) while waiting in line for my food.
This occurs during overnight fasting when the liver releases glucose
Hi musyaka,
Unfortunately, I dont know very much about these disorders myself... I am just another mom whose still in the very early learning stages of type 1 diabetes. After a load of tests were done on my daughter the past month or so, it would appear she may be in the early stages of T1. I can certainly relate to your desire of needing to reach out and be near others who share what you are feeling right now.
org/diseases-conditions/hypoglycemia/symptoms-causes/syc-20373685 There is something called reactive hypoglycemia. In people without diabetes, hypoglycemia can result from the body producing too much insulin after a meal, causing blood sugar levels to drop. This is called reactive hypoglycemia. Reactive hypoglycemia can be an early sign of diabetes. https://www.diabetes.
Hypoglycemia does manifest with the symptoms you've mentioned. What a person will present with regarding symptoms depends on their glucose baseline. If her fasting is 110, 80 could be very low for her.
When these symptoms present, check her glucose if you have a glucometer at home. If you see that she is low, give her crackers (grahams are great) and a glass of orange juice. But please start keeping a log/diary of when these symptoms occur. A food journal would also be beneficial.
Hello. I'm not a medical professional, just the parent of a kid with diabetes. As a fasting blood glucose result, 80 is on the low end of the ok range, but it is in the ok range.
If your daughter will develop diabetes, or just hypoglycemia, there is nothing known that you can do to prevent it. You can keep your family, daughter included, more healthy through exercise and a better diet with more fruits and grains, for example, but that won't stop hypoglycemia in your daughter.
i've been reading online about hypoglycemia.
lately i've had headaches, but as soon as i've had something to eat like chocolate my headache goes away, also fatigue early in the day, nausea, and occasional stomach pains.
also i have tiny little pimple-like bumps on my hands, which i think is unrelated.
any suggestions??
In the early 90s, I was diagnosed as Extreme Reactive Hypogycemic. Current medical professionals don't seem to know what that term means. I was almost killed recently while in the hospital, because they thought it was regular hypoglycemia and drew blood without giving me anything to eat or drink. I need to find out the current, correct medical term for my condition so that this won't happen again.
My 17 yr. old sone was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 3 weeks ago and already wears an insulin pump. His sugars seem difficult to control. He can have blood sugars of 100 and then it shoots up to 180 after a meal (which I think is too high..even if the ADA thinks it's fine).
Yesterday and today the basal rate had to be lowered because his sugars were in the 60's and 70's (even though he had not hypoglycemia symptoms). So, today was fine..
hypoglycemia is defined by numbers so if your sugars were normal this likely is not truly what you had. You may have had what we call "relative reactive hypoglycemia" where you feel symptoms from a drop in sugars from high to lower but the number does not actually become low. This is thought to be a risk factor for future diabetes and a sign of hyperinsulinemia, so you should get tested formally using a 2-hour glucose tolerance test to make sure you are metabolizing glucose normally.
Keep peanut butter crackers on you and something to drink. I have to due to my hypoglycemia. I have always had it but it gets worse with pregnancy. I also have heard many women getting it during pregnancy and then it going away after.
Without proper testing results one assumption is you experienced reactive hypoglycemia. Reactive hypoglycemia [or alimentary hypoglycemia] is low glucose [blood sugar] that occurs after a meal — usually one to three hours after eating.
Try the following:
• Eat several small meals and snacks throughout the day, no more than three hours apart.
• Eat a well-balanced diet including lean and nonmeat sources of protein and high-fiber foods including whole grains, fruit and vegetables.
Nope. Sorry. Hope someone can help you out.
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