High or Low Blood Sugar

High or Low Blood Sugar (Hyperglycemia or Hypoglycemia):

  • Blood sugar can be too high or too low.
  • More frequently it is too low in premature infants.
  • Most of the time the levels are easily fixed by increasing or decreasing sugar concentrations in the IV fluids.
  • Issues with blood sugar at this early stage does not necessarily suggest that the baby will later develop diabetes.

Reference:

AbbVie Corporation (Ed.). (2015). Preemie Parent Handbook (4th ed.). Canada: AbbVie Corportation.