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Answer: Option 3; greater than 1
This is because, in case of hypoglycemia, blood insulin levels are too high to keep the glucose in the blood stream. This leads to decline in blood sugar level to a great extent causing hypoglycemia. Also the child had no enough food for energy last night. This made his situation worse.
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