“You Know That Your Blood Sugar Is Low When”….
Jul 9th, 2009 by diabetes-blog
On Yesterday @DiabetesSupport asked everyone to tweet about about a time when they discovered that their blood sugar levels hand gone unusually low. We did this to bring an awareness to some of the common experiences that we as people with diabetes share with one another. Well, needless to say there was quite an array of responses…. (smile) One of the responses was from @JennaNicoleS, and she suggested that we compile these @replies so that everyone could have an opportunity to read them.
We decided to take her up on that idea… below is the result of the tweets from everyone that were given on the subject of hypoglycemia. We hope that you find them insightful, and we are sure that you can relate. And if I may say… though this is a serious topic, some of the responses were very humorus and they gave us reason to pause and smile :o)
Thanks for taking the time to share your experiences with others… it helps to know that there is someone else there who can understand and relate to what you are going through at times.
* P.S. When reading through these tweets, if you see someone that has replied in chronological order start reading their tweets from the bottom up… I haven’t figured out how to flip them yet - smile.*
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shelbeewilliams@DiabetesSupport My daughter knows her blood sugar is low when she gets shakey and dizzy and her stomach feels funny
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tparadella@DiabetesSupport When I start shiverring, shaking, absent-minded, light-headed, w/ difficulties in communicating…
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drdelacruz@DiabetesSupport sorry, I know hypoglycemia is not a funny, or fun occurence, but I just couldn’t pass it up. I see it in my pts often.
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drdelacruz@DiabetesSupport when the red neon “Fresh Donuts Here” sign goes off over your head.
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dgkdgk@DiabetesSupport It hits me very quickly and I start to feel like I’m very very drunk.
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Olivia200@DiabetesSupport When I cant focus my eyes on anything can look at something but eyes cant focus on it
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cookinsforme@DiabetesSupport JK! When my heart is pounding, my hands are shaking, my teeth are chattering & I suddenly realize I could eat a 16 oz steak
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cookinsforme@DiabetesSupport When the meter reads below 70?
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timothyevans@DiabetesSupport I know I have low blood sugar when I get tired, sweaty, and grumpy.
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RHS76
@DiabetesSupport I know when I’m going low when I complain of getting cold and disorientated. -
endocrinewebRT @DiabetesSupport: How would you answer this question: “You know you have a low blood sugar when…?”
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LAtheDJ@DiabetesSupport Went to look for the muffins from the other day and that site is sold out. Do you know the full name of the product?
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onesweeterlife@DiabetesSupport to really know I have to test. a lot if times lows and highs feel the same.
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rclove4u@DiabetesSupport shakey sory bout the misspell I have an emergency shot now in case I ever pass out again
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rclove4u@DiabetesSupport u kno ur 2 low when ur shacky but quickly u go unconscious I was completely passed out and my family dumped o j down my thr
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DalekKillerRT @DiabetesSupport know you have a low blood sugar when your brain suddenly applies the brakes & you talk gibberish
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mrtoure@DiabetesSupport — know I’m low when I start feeling shaky, or flighty.I usually check at that point, and am somewhere in the low 60’s
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Kitsa@DiabetesSupport the HEADACHE! OMG, the headache is horrible when I’m low.
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Timthomson@DiabetesSupport My wife says I stand a particular way, left foot at 90 degree to right foot and start bouncing my leg. I think she’s right
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dustinkarnes@DiabetesSupport I know my sugars going low when I get a tingle on the roof of my mouth and my tongue and cant concentrate on anything.
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Nyxks@DiabetesSupport I haven’t got a clue I’ve never gone low since I’ve been monitoring myself lowest I’ve gone is 5.5 and that is within range
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somebunnyslove@DiabetesSupport “You know you have a low blood sugar when?” I get “punch drunk” dizzy; my hands shake.
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bytesize23b@DiabetesSupport I waited too long when I start feeling a little dizzy, get sweaty, shaky and white spots in front of my eyes.
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victoriaaa_RT @DiabetesSupport: “You know you have a low blood sugar when?” /lightheadedness,feel faint,headache,feel really sick, get quite hot
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evieness@DiabetesSupport i feel out of sorts, dizzy and slightly nauseous.
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Hollandsgirl414@DiabetesSupport I start acting like I’m drunk when I know I shouldn’t be.
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kissaboo12@DiabetesSupport i no wen my sugar is low wen i get a really bad headache <<33><33><33><33>>
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jhrbr
your sweating, shaking, not thinking clearly, not seeing clearly, a sense that you are out of control and could collapse. -
JennaNicoleSwould u consider starting a blog that u could post all your @ replies to your questions? would be great resource to read!
pixie_ala_mode@DiabetesSupport My Dad knows when he gets dizzy.
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nicole_rios@DiabetesSupport my hands start shaking and i sweat profusely
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mellow2yellow@DiabetesSupport its hard to tell btween the shakes due 2 my epilepsy but that is how I tell..My hands start shakin,I get hot,really scary. -
hjhazarika@DiabetesSupport U know u have a low blood sugar when you feel everything around you is slowing down and you have shivering sensation
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modkoko@DiabetesSupport I am now successfully managing it without med, so I don’t have hypo any longer
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modkoko@DiabetesSupport When I had Hypo I also felt like I was having an anxiety attack of some sort.
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modkoko@DiabetesSupport My doc switched me to the national brand that is readily available in most pharm; I no longer had to have the same issue.
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modkoko@DiabetesSupport After an emergency visit to the hospital in ambulance due to Hypo, I demanded to my doc to switch my supply company.
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modkoko@DiabetesSupport During that time I had too many hypo and was so scared all the time because I couldn’t test to confirm how I was doing.
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modkoko@DiabetesSupport The company keep saying they shipped my strips but I never got them. I had to go to my doc’s office 2 pick up more samples.
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modkoko@DiabetesSupport I had a difficulty with getting enough strips to test initially because my doc started to try new supply company.
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modkoko@DiabetesSupport When I felt like all of my blood was suddenly draining from my head and I had a feeling of “sinking” into blackout.
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