I've been diabetic since I was 5 years old. The symptoms have changed the longer I've had it. When I was a little kid, I'd get shaky any time my sugar was below about 70. Now that I've had it for 20 years, I can no longer tell by feel when my sugar is low. I don't get shaky until it's almost low enough for me to pass out. That's what's so scary about this stuff. You get a routine and think you understand it and can anticipate what you need, but your body changes and your symptoms change, and one little mistake and you can be flat out on your ass. Hopefully they'll develop a cure before much longer. . .
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by John Doe 32 Replies latest jw friends
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ex-nj-jw
JD keep some Peanut Butter crackers by your bedside or even a jar of peanut butter in your night stand. It's better to bring up your glucose and you won't have to walk to the kitchen. The glucose tabs are good to and it also comes in a paste.
You are a pain in the butt sometimes but I would hate for something to happen to you
Hope you feel better.
nj
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Finally-Free
Wow, that's low! Glad you're ok. I've had type 2 diabetes for about 2 years now. The lowest level I recorded was 4.2 mmol/l (75.6 mg/dl). The highest I ever recorded was 22 mmol/l (396 mg/dl). That was when I was very newly diagnosed, not taking it seriously, and had a Burger King lunch consisting of a double whopper with cheese, poutine and non-diet coke.
Since then I've been more careful about my diet, get more exercise, and lost 60 pounds.
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Jim_TX
My aunt was diabetic. She kept a small bowl with sugar packets in it right next to her chair in the living room, and on her nightstand in her bedroom.
I do not condone it - but she claims it worked for her. She would open a couple of packets of sugar - if she felt her blood-sugar go low.
Glad you're doing better.
Regards,
Jim TX
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John Doe
This has rarely been a problem for me. The problem is, however, that when you're sleeping you don't know you're going low. By the time it's low enough to wake you up, you're pretty much too far gone. Glucose pills might be a good idea, but I'm not convinced they would have pulled me out of this one any quicker. In fact, I might have been better off just lying in bed and waiting until my liver pulled me out of it. That's probably what brought my sugar level back up anyway. Problem is, livers can run out of stored glucose, and then you're in real trouble. I don't know if I was unconscious last night or not, but if I was, that's the second time in 25 years of being diabetic.
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noni1974
I just found out I was diabetic in July ( type 2 ). I had my first real low a few months ago. It was really scary for me. I've never felt like that before. I went down to 56. My doctor told me he would take me off some meds if I keep getting lows because my numbers are back in the normal range for right now ( my latest A1c was 5.6 ) . I don't want to kill my beta cells in my pancreas. I keep getting lows about once or twice a week. I have to call my doctor because they happen while I'm driving and the last time was this Saturday and I almost couldn't find my glucose tabs I carry in my bag. I was starting to freak out a bit. I couldn't even imagine how I would feel at 20. That is very scary.
Please keep something with you. Glucose comes in tabs and gel. Either are pretty fast acting. I took my glucose tabs Saturday night and withing 1 minute I felt my blood sugar go up. The shakes stopped and I felt much better. Remember the 15/15 rule. When your low test, take 15 carbs of fast acting glucose and wait 15 minutes and test again. You can take more glucose if you need to.
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