Low blood sugar warning in kids with diabetes

Pediatrician Jamie Wood, MD Clinical Diabestes, shares advice on the warning signs of a low blood sugar in a child with diabetes that should be watched out for
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The symptoms of a low blood sugar in a child can vary for different children. A particular child tends to act in a certain way when their blood sugar is low which may be different from another child. In general, the symptoms of a low blood sugar would be a child that starts looking pale. They may become sweaty. They may become a little spacey, sort of just staring off or quiet. They can actually start to shake. A child will feel hungry. so often times in a young child, the only symptom is a sense of hunger.Some children will say, "My legs feel wobbly." They feel weak. So it really can vary. For a teacher or another parent or for a friend a behavior change is a good enough reason to check a blood sugar to make sure they are not low. Especially when a child is first diagnosed and they haven't learned how their body feels when it is low. So that you can start learning the symptoms and so that you can treat it accordingly.

Pediatrician Jamie Wood, MD Clinical Diabestes, shares advice on the warning signs of a low blood sugar in a child with diabetes that should be watched out for

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Jamie R. Wood, MD

Pediatrician, Clinical Diabetes, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Dr. Jamie Wood was born and raised in Vermont, where she also attended medical school. She completed her pediatric residency at Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, and her endocrine fellowship at Children’s Hospital Boston and the Joslin Diabetes Center of Harvard University. She moved to the Los Angeles area in 2008 and is now the Director of Clinical Diabetes Programs at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Dr. Wood’s specialty is the care of youth with type 1 and type 2 diabetes—a field she fell in love with during a medical student rotation at a summer camp for youth with diabetes.  She also enjoys gardening, cooking, hiking, and playing with her husband and two children, Jackson and Olivia.

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The symptoms of a low blood sugar in a child can vary for different children. A particular child tends to act in a certain way when their blood sugar is low which may be different from another child. In general, the symptoms of a low blood sugar would be a child that starts looking pale. They may become sweaty. They may become a little spacey, sort of just staring off or quiet. They can actually start to shake. A child will feel hungry. so often times in a young child, the only symptom is a sense of hunger.Some children will say, "My legs feel wobbly." They feel weak. So it really can vary. For a teacher or another parent or for a friend a behavior change is a good enough reason to check a blood sugar to make sure they are not low. Especially when a child is first diagnosed and they haven't learned how their body feels when it is low. So that you can start learning the symptoms and so that you can treat it accordingly.