Hypoglycemia, Thanks wambo

[Guest guest]

Although I do not consider myself hypoglycemic, the symptoms below scared the

heck out of me because I am twisting back and forth through these almost on a

regular basis these days. Marilyn

The symptoms of " hypoglycemia " (the term we will continue to use) are

many. They consist of fatigue, irritability, nervousness, depression,

insomnia, flushing, impaired memory and concentration. Anxieties are

common as are frontal or bitemporal headaches, dizziness, faintness

or actual syncope. There is often blurring of vision, nasal

congestion, ringing in the ears, numbness and tingling of the hands,

feet or face. Excessive gas, abdominal cramps, loose stools or

diarrhea are frequent. Many complain of leg or foot cramps. These are

the chronic symptoms of the condition and are experienced even in the

presence of a normal blood sugar.

[Guest guest]

Great explanation of hypoglycemia! One of the things I have learned

in the past two days with my classes is that I am hypo more than I

care to admit to but now with the BG testing I can see it and know

how to handle it!

Glucose tablets as gross as they may seem really do work! I test my

BG Mon afternoon (yes I admit I skipped lunch - a BIG no no with

diabetes) and my levels dropped to 19 - while I had no syptoms per se

(I felt like I always do - so know I know I have been hypo many times

before) and because I was in the diabetes management class when this

happened I eat 3 of those tablets and within 15 min my BG was up to

166!

The scarey part of it all is that I always figured it was just too

much caffeine or nerves before but now I realize it wasnt! That is

why checking BG 3-4 times a day is vital!

Dana

(just diagnosed Type 2 - 3 weeks ago)

(southern gal in GA)