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Morning hypoglycemia?

Florak8Florak8
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DS has a really hard time when he gets up every morning. He is inconsolable, can't/won't make choices about clothing/food/toys, and at times cries hysterically. Once I manage to get some milk and food in him, he goes back to being himself.

Does anyone else's child do this? DS has hypotonia and epilepsy (on keppra). The hypotonia means he uses a lot of calories to motor around. He sleeps about 11.5 hours a night.

 

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Re: Morning hypoglycemia?

  • AgrippaRidesAgainAgrippaRidesAgain member
    Both of my kids are like this, although they do not have hypotonia, just high metabolisms.  They've been known to wake up vomiting due to low blood sugar if they refused dinner the night before.  On really bad days, we get up and immediately hea
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  • Florak8Florak8

    I just read about the vomiting. Ugh, how awful for them. :(

    We are pretty easy on DS and let him have other food after he tries dinner, and then he has milk before bed, too. But he sleeps sooo long that I am sure it is all long gone. 

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  • ToastieSimonsToastieSimons member
    imageFloraK8:

    I just read about the vomiting. Ugh, how awful for them. :(

    We are pretty easy on DS and let him have other foo

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