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Could this be a sign of diabetes - or WHAT?
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<blockquote data-quote="Methuselah" data-source="post: 486075" data-attributes="member: 12725"><p>My difficult child 1 has diabetes. If your son had diabetes and it was untreated, he would have too much sugar not too little. </p><p></p><p>You son may have hypoglycemia (chronic low blood sugar), which can cause rages. Since his brain is also missing the sugar it needs, you wont be able to talk sense to him. He won't understand. Talk to your family doctor. Until then, ALWAYS carry pure sugar with you--juice boxes, glucose tablets, Smarties. If the sugar has fat and protein with it, it will slow down how fast it will get in his system. This is an easy, non harmful fix until you talk to your doctor. You can also get a glucometer from a pharmacy to check, but you'll have to prick his finger. I would just give him a juice box and see if he feels better in 15 minutes. </p><p></p><p>Chewing on metal and other non food items is called pica. It is a symptom of iron deficiency/anemia. My Slugger has this. He craved flour and baking chocolate. (Yuck). The pediatrician can run lab work. Don't give him iron unless the doctor tells you, as you can poison him of he gets too much. </p><p></p><p>Hope this helps!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Methuselah, post: 486075, member: 12725"] My difficult child 1 has diabetes. If your son had diabetes and it was untreated, he would have too much sugar not too little. You son may have hypoglycemia (chronic low blood sugar), which can cause rages. Since his brain is also missing the sugar it needs, you wont be able to talk sense to him. He won't understand. Talk to your family doctor. Until then, ALWAYS carry pure sugar with you--juice boxes, glucose tablets, Smarties. If the sugar has fat and protein with it, it will slow down how fast it will get in his system. This is an easy, non harmful fix until you talk to your doctor. You can also get a glucometer from a pharmacy to check, but you'll have to prick his finger. I would just give him a juice box and see if he feels better in 15 minutes. Chewing on metal and other non food items is called pica. It is a symptom of iron deficiency/anemia. My Slugger has this. He craved flour and baking chocolate. (Yuck). The pediatrician can run lab work. Don't give him iron unless the doctor tells you, as you can poison him of he gets too much. Hope this helps! [/QUOTE]
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