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meeting with the dietician was next. Insulin is given based
upon the amount of food that will be eaten throughout the day.
Ali would need to stick to a special diet to keep her blood
sugars in control. Eating too much would elevate her blood
sugars (hyperglycemia) and not eating enough could lower her
blood sugars
(hypoglycemia)
and
cause her to have an insulin reaction. Ali and her parents
set up a meal plan with the dietician based upon the amount of
food Ali would normally eat in a day.
24.
How can a Type I diabetic become hypoglycemic.
25. List
symptoms that may accompany hypoglycemia.
The
last meeting of the day was with a medical social worker.
She gave Ali tips on how to fit in at school with her diabetes,
how to educate her teacher, and how to deal with the upcoming
Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas holidays, where
there is a lot of extra food and sweets.
Three
days after being admitted to the hospital Ali went home with a
brand new lifestyle. She was soon testing her own blood and
even giving her own shots. She regained her energy and soon
began to put on some much needed weight. When her friend's
older brother expressed amazement the she would give herself a
shot she responded, "It's not that hard. And besides,
it makes me feel so much better it's worth it!"
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