“My son had low blood sugar during exams. Should I get any testing done for him?”

Hypoglcemia (low blood glucose) can be a manifestation of many things. Some signs and symptoms of hypoglcemia are palpitation, anxiety, shackiness, sweating irritability, fatigue, unusual hunger etc. The low blood glucose per se has no symptoms. However in trying to correct the low blood glucose the body release hormones mainly adrenaline. Release of excess adrenaline causes the symptoms of low blood sugar. Prolonged fasting can cause low blood in people with limited reserve of glucose store in the body. There are other numerous medical and hormonal conditions that can cause hypoglycemia. Stressful condition such as taking examintation can lead to low blood glucose through release of adrenaline, and thus the symptoms of low blood glucose. This may be what is going on with your son assuming he is not a diabetic patient on Insulin or other medications. On the other hand he needs to have proper evaluation to rule out medical or hormonal causes of low blood glucose. In the meantime encourage freguent snacking and eating before taking example may help. Anxiety may also interfer with his ability to take examination. So you need to discuss these issues with your doctor and let him be evaluated properly.
Good luck

If truly low blood sugars, I would recommend an endocrine evaluation.

Best of luck,

LG

Unless your son has diabetes, someone with a low blood sugar needs an evaluation to figure out why the blood sugar was low. Please make an appointment with his primary care provider.

Yes, the most important step now is to find out why he has low blood sugar. He deserves an evaluation by an endocrinologist.