2. Once you recognize that this is a single replacement problem, determine whether the non-bonded element is a cation or anion. Then determine which element it will replace. Remember cations can only replace cations and anions can only replace anions.
If you haven't eaten for several hours and your blood sugar level drops, another hormone from your pancreas called glucagon signals your liver to break down the stored glycogen and release glucose back into your bloodstream.
That means your body â including your brain â needs glucose to work properly. When blood sugar levels go lower than they're supposed to, you can get very sick. Your parents and your diabetes health care team will tell you what your blood sugar levels should be and what to do if they get too low. Low blood sugar levels can happen to kids with diabetes because of the medicines they have to take.