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Talk with your child's doctor

If you have questions about this information, take it with you and discuss it with the doctor. You may want to mark areas or make notes in the margins of the pages where you have questions.

If you don't already have glucagon at home, ask your child's doctor for a prescription. Make sure your child's caregivers know how to give a glucagon shot if an emergency develops.

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Author: Alison Allen
Robin Parks, MS
Last Updated: March 2, 2007
Medical Review: Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics
Alan C. Dalkin, MD - Endocrinology
Andrew Swan, MD, CCFP, FCFP - Family Medicine

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