In one of the three
infants, subsequent chemstrips at 1 hour after the first feedings
were still low and required intravenous dextrose infusion for
treatment; in the other two, low chemstrips rose to >40 mg/dl by
1 hour after the first feedings were given and continued to be
>40 mg/dl. None of the infants from the control group became
symptomatic for hypoglycemia