my niece newborn tested for Hypoglycemia, Is it permanently curable?

Question

my niece newborn tested for Hypoglycemia, Is it permanently curable?, which is the best hospital in South/ Cental Kerala, india. What should be the cause of it, since there is no herditory diabetics related history in the family, nor her parents have any diabetic, please advice what to do, she is under treatment in a hospital,

Answer 1

hypoglycaemia in the newborn is very common, particularly if the baby is a bit small. generally it is not a disease and has nothing to do with diabetes, the baby just needs adequate nourishment to raise her blood sugar to a normal level- it may be 'cured' with as little as one feed after birth if the baby is full term (not premature) and feeding (breast or formula) well. if she is premature, her blood sugar will need to be checked regularly for longer, but should still be fine once the baby is feeding well and of normal size. if your neice is already in a hospital and they have detected the hypoglycaemia, do not worry as they will monitor it for as long as is necessary (until the blood sugar is normal and stable). do not worry about getting specialised expensive treatment unless the doctors express particular concern, because it is likely your neice will be fine very soon.

Answer 2

No, it is not permanently curable. The immediate solution for hypoglycemia is the administration of dextrose which eventually gets metabolized by the body. For a person this age only 80ml of a 25% solution of Dextrose can be administered at one time. If that does not bring the blood sugar levels up then a doctor will need to make a decision as to what to do.

Answer 3

Let them know how much you would love to visit, and that you will once you are not ill. They will understand that, and be happy you was honest. You do not want to make the baby sick, and once you know you are completely better go visit. You do not have to take a gift, but something cheaper would be a soft blanket or teddy bear. You could also make a batch of cookies kinda something the Mom can enjoy. I always give things they will need such as baby bath, diapers, wipes, lotion, formula and make a basket. Then I made a basket for the Mom with things she likes. I had a friend that loved Mt. Dew so I knew she would be wanting one after having the baby so I put like six cans of pop, favorite snack, a candle, and body spray or something to that nature. That ends up costing a little, but that was more at a baby shower. Another nice thing could be a balloon bouquet. You do not have to take anything they will just be happy when you are better and able to visit.

Answer 4

Hypoglycemia means that the newborn's blood sugar was very low. This happens sometimes with some babies shortly after birth - and is usually a one time event and not an indication of a chronic disease. As long as the baby is doing fine now, you do not need to worry about this.

Answer 5

Hypoglycemia is common in newborn specially the transient hypoglycemia. There are many reasons of hypoglycemia in newborns. Prematurity, growth retardation, diabetic mother etc. In most of the cases the hypoglycemia is correctible with adequate treatment. In few cases it is refractory to treatment and require special therapy but these cases are rare and in these cases hypoglycemia persist for many days and months.

Answer 6

I think her mother either had gestational diabetes, or ran sugars almost high enough for that classification. The child having hypoglycemia, in that case, would only be expected to have transient, short term hypoglycemia. So long as it was detected, they will not let the child go home until it can regulate its sugars. The danger is if they had not detected it.

Best wishes for enjoying your new wonderful niece!

Answer 7

From what I understand in my training, hypoglycemia is very common in the newborn period, and should not cause any problems. As always though, just be observant, and if you think she needs to see a doc for any reason, go see a doc

Answer 8

There are factors such as birth weight, prematurity, low glycogen stores. Once corrected, the baby is monitored for recurrence during hospital stay. If it does not recur, all is well.