How much do you know about the symptoms of hypoglycemia in newborns?

A distant relative gave birth to a baby girl before she was full term. Although the baby girl weighed nearly six pounds, she was sent to the NICU, the neonatal intensive care unit, because she was not full term and had low blood sugar. We say that hypoglycemia is generally more common in premature infants or children with a series of latent diseases. Hypoglycemia in newborns is often asymptomatic. Symptoms generally appear six hours after birth, or even 12 hours later. For later babies, it may be 2-3 days after birth. Most babies with hypoglycemia who have symptoms will be lethargic, lack of energy, and have difficulty feeding. That is to say, if you breastfeed, it will be difficult to latch on to the breast and you will not be able to rely on it. For neonatal hypoglycemia, it is often recommended to start breastfeeding as soon as possible. If the baby has difficulty drinking milk, the hospital will generally recommend intravenous glucose infusion. But this relative\’s baby developed hyperglycemia one day after being infused with glucose. Hyperglycemia is mostly caused by excessive use of glucose. Newborns also have direct symptoms of hyperglycemia, including some rare congenital diabetes. Regarding congenital diabetes, we know that this disease cannot be cured according to the current medical situation, which means that patients with this disease require lifelong insulin injections to maintain life. Now, the mother can be discharged from the hospital in good health, but the child frequently develops new adverse symptoms after entering the intensive care unit, such as blood in the urine. Speaking of this new mother, she is usually a rather carefree person. Because I work as a tour guide, I travel to many places. She pays very little attention to her diet. In the early stages of her pregnancy, she basically traveled to Thailand, and she was open to all kinds of so-called supplements for pregnant women. In the middle and late stages, her glucose tolerance is close to the critical point. The doctor requires dietary restrictions, but she doesn\’t pay much attention to them and still eats what she likes. Of course, we cannot say that the series of problems the child has today are definitely caused by what she eats. However, we say that for the sake of the health of the child, we must not relax during pregnancy. Even after giving birth, if you choose to breastfeed, you may have far more concerns than during pregnancy. Because you don’t take care of your diet, your child may develop allergies, diarrhea, etc. Therefore, for the sake of your children and yourself, you must avoid food when you should avoid it.