TY - JOUR T1 - Glucagon for hypoglycaemia in infants small for gestational age. JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood JO - Arch Dis Child SP - 1264 LP - 1266 DO - 10.1136/adc.63.10.1264 VL - 63 IS - 10 AU - P E Carter AU - D J Lloyd AU - P Duffty Y1 - 1988/10/01 UR - http://adc.bmj.com/content/63/10/1264.abstract N2 - Twenty five infants who were small for gestational age received glucagon (0.5 mg/day by continuous infusion) in the treatment of hypoglycaemia. Twenty responded within three hours with a rise in blood glucose concentration to above 4 mmol/l. Five subjects subsequently required hydrocortisone to maintain glucose concentrations. Rebound hypoglycaemia occurred in nine infants after rapid discontinuation of glucagon or interruption of the intravenous infusions. Response was poor after maternal beta blockade. ER -