Guest guest Posted June 25, 2004 Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 In a message dated 6/25/2004 2:23:26 AM Eastern Standard Time, lovewish4u@... writes: Anyways scared me so I thought maybe you guys would have some suggestions. It just kept getting lower and lower after eating. Whats bad is I forgot to take my metformin and glipizide tonight. Probably a good thing I did forget it. fran I would say maybe a good thing at least on the Glipizide. Other then mentioning that Glipizide is one of the medications that can cause low blood sugar i really can't offer any other advice. What you ate/drank to try to raise your sugar would have certainly worked for me (probably to well and caused me to be high the rest of the day)! All i can suggest is speaking with your doctor about it. I know last August i was on both Metformin and Glucotrol XL and had to be taken off the Glucotrol because i was having low blood sugar almost everyday while at work! Glucotrol is the same kind of drug as Glipizide in that low sugar can be a side effect. Once i was off the Glucotrol i had much fewer low sugar episodes and when i did it was usualy because i hadn't eaten enough carbs to get me through the work day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2004 Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 I've always heard that orange juice helps bring it up...quickly. ***** ******on me. I can eat a whole tube and still have low sugar. I ****didnt have any icing to try like some of you mentioned. I ****forgot to get some little tubes at the store today. Anyways ****scared me so I thought maybe you guys would have some ****suggestions. It just kept getting lower and lower after ****eating. Whats bad is I forgot to take my metformin and ****glipizide tonight. Probably a good thing I did forget it. fran **** * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2004 Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 Fran wrote: >What do you guys do to bring up your sugars faster? Glucotabs, but they're only good for about 10 bg pts per tab (from my testing on myself). They " hit " very quickly but they also " wear out " very quickly so if your bg level is dropping at the same time (or if you're producing more insulin or burning calories via activity or whatever), it can be like a salmon trying to fight its way upstream. Orange juice is the age-old " fix " because it metabolizes so quickly. Straight table sugar also works. (Yup, just from a spoon or packet into mouth, if necessary.) At times, I've used table sugar stirred into OJ. A candy bar doesn't " hit " quite as quickly as the aforementioned stuff but the fat and carbs in it help make the sugar hit last a bit longer so you don't keep bottoming out. Unless it's a very slow and low (i.e., not drastic/precipitous) drop (of bg level) that levels out fairly quickly, just carbs won't do it as they're way too slow (comparatively speaking). Since all of your stated bg numbers were borderline hypo (hypo is 65 and lower but bodies react differently), any of the above should work but if your body still produces insulin and/or you are taking oral meds to increase insulin production, you have to take those into account as well. Hypos can be, at best, uncomfortable and, at worst, fatal but always dangerous if not dealt with immediately. But for many of us, they're just another " fact of life " to learn to live with. Good luck - Sandy T1 - 1979 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2004 Report Share Posted June 27, 2004 My doctor told me to just carry about 3 sugar packets with me. (I don't, but I've never had low problems, yet). He said to put about three packs in a glass of water and drink it up. Better a straight shot of sugar for a temporary high than a permenant low (as in 6 feet under). You can also get sugar packs in most convienence stores, coffee shops and big stores. Grab a bottle of water or soda and pout the sugar right into the bottle. My mom's drink of choice was a 16/20oz bottle of orange juice. Fran wrote: > Ok I ate dinner. Two hours later was 116 which is good. A hour after > testing I started getting shakey and feeling bad. I tested and was 72. > I ate some macaroni and potato salad thinking the carbs would help. An > hour later I still felt bad and took it again and it was 69. So I ate > some ice cream. A hour later still felt bad and it was 65. By this > time Im shakey, not steady on my feet, feeling sick to my stomach. Had > my daughter make me some pepsi for the sugar. She made me a 32oz...I > drank like half....here it is an hour later and its just up to 89...I > feel a bit better but still shakey some and my tummy feels sick. I > tried for like 4 hours to get my sugar up. Thought for sure the potato > and macaroni salad or ice cream would have done it. I thought I was > going to pass out. What do you guys do to bring up your sugars faster? > I have the glucose pills but havent used them for months because for > some reason they dont work well on me. I can eat a whole tube and > still have low sugar. I didnt have any icing to try like some of you > mentioned. I forgot to get some little tubes at the store today. > Anyways scared me so I thought maybe you guys would have some > suggestions. It just kept getting lower and lower after eating. Whats > bad is I forgot to take my metformin and glipizide tonight. Probably a > good thing I did forget it. fran > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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