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.