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Poll Results
What is the lowest blood sugar that you or your child have had in the past year?
<18 mg/dl (<1 mmol/l)
6%
50
18-27 (1-1.5)
25%
203
28-36 (1.6-2.0)
36%
288
37-45 (2.1-2.5)
18%
150
46-54 (2.6-3.0)
8%
67
>54 (>3.0)
4%
35
What is the lowest blood sugar that you or your child have had in the past year?
Poll dates: June 1 - 8, 2003
Total Votes: 793Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) is an emergency that must be treated immediately. Without treatment, a low blood sugar may progress to unconsciousness and convulsions. Just under one-third (31%) of respondents reported experiencing a severe low blood sugar below 27 mg/dl (1.5 mmol/l). Two-thirds (67%) report experiencing a blood sugar below 36 mg/dl (2.0 mmol/l).
Recent studies have shown that insulin pump therapy, or MDI therapy using Lantus as a basal insulin, reduce the risk of hypoglycemia compared with a regimen of Regular and NPH. If you or your child are experiencing frequent hypoglycemia and you are not using a pump or Lantus, you may wish to discuss these alternatives with your diabetes team.
For more information, see:
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypoglycemia questions from the Diabetes Team
- Hypoglycemia Prevalence in Prepubertal Children With Type 1 Diabetes on Standard Insulin Regimen: Use of Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Randomized Cross-Over Trial of Insulin Glargine Plus Lispro or NPH Insulin Plus Regular Human Insulin in Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes on Intensive Insulin Regimens
- Safety and Effectiveness of Insulin Pump Therapy in Children and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes
- Lantus
- Insulin Pumps
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