A question for the group

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Hi everyone:

My son is a sophomore this year at Downers Grove North. My question to you is how have any of you with kids on the autistic spectrum dealt with social challenges, when I say that I mean involving your child more with other kids? is an only child so doesn't have the sibling relationships and does enjoy family events, parties, dances at school, etc. but then he's done as in he's ready to have his computer time (favorite activity) in his room. Sometimes I feel I should be doing more to encourage the peer interaction, I did more when he was younger but not as much anymore. He's in Tae Kwon Do through our park district too.

Thoughts anyone?

Thanks,

H.

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In a message dated 3/24/2008 10:53:35 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Cole writes:

Thanks! I have had blood sugar checked but it's one of those things that catching it during an episode is hard. I do appreciate the input, and will pass it along to everyone.

What you need to do is carry a blood glucose meter with you so that you can measure your blood sugar while you are having one of those episodes. Some of the meter manufacturers and some drugstores provide them for free, although you have to buy the test strips. Unless you can get them through your health provider at a discount they cost about $50 for a box of 50 strips. As a diabetic I measure my blood sugar levels frequently during the day in order to control the levels.

If you are not sure if you are diabetic or not you can measure your fasting blood sugar level in the morning. If it is 125 or greater, that is an almost absolute diagnosis. If it is lower, that's good news but does not necessarily mean that you are not diabetic. However, several days of fasting BS levels below 125 (and preferably below 110) would suggest that you are not diabetic.

I have had episodes similar to those that you describe when my BS level has fallen below about 70.

Hope this helps.

Jerome

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Dear ,I'm not an expert, but any qualified medical person would need to know some more: i.e. are you on HIV meds? How long? What is your diet like? Do you drink a lot of caffiene? Alcohol?I'm no expert, but without knowing anything else, it's possible that you have an insulin problem and / or pre-diabetes, or low blood sugar episodes. This could be caused by your hiv meds but it may not be caused by your hiv meds. Please check that out when you go to the doctor. Good luck. Samguyinsouthala@...guyinsouthala@...

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