Children with hypoglycemia need to be given food or oral glucose immediately. Children with hypoglycemia leading to coma and convulsions need to be treated with intravenous glucose infusion and rest.
1. For starvation-induced hypoglycemia, the hypoglycemia can be relieved quickly by giving the child oral glucose or sugary foods.
2. Children with hypoglycemia leading to coma and convulsions must be given glucose intravenously immediately and rest.
3. If a child is diabetic, he or she should take candy and glucose tablets with him or her when treated with insulin.
4. If the child’s hypoglycemia is caused by hormone deficiency diseases, then hormone replacement therapy is needed. For example, hypoglycemia caused by lack of glucocorticoid, growth hormone or thyroid hormone.
In conclusion, when a child has hypoglycemia, it is important to go to the local pediatric clinic as soon as possible while replenishing sugar to avoid irreversible brain damage.