Signs and symptoms can easily be mistaken for misbehavior. The child may not recognize symptoms developing. Severity of a low blood sugar reaction progresses from mild to severe.
Severe reactions are preventable by early detection and treatment of low blood sugars.
Be familiar with identification and treatment of low blood sugar to avert an emergency situation. If you don't know what the blood sugar is, treat the symptoms. Never send a child who you suspect is having a low blood sugar to the nurse's office. Send another student to get help if you need it. If the blood sugar result is less than 80, or if the child still has symptoms, repeat the quick sugar treatment and blood sugar testing cycle until the child is symptom free and the blood sugar result is above 80.