For people to understand...Explain how you feel when BG's get too high or too low..

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Permalink Reply by Cody Turner on November 29, 2007 at 11:09pm

When my sugar goes to high or to low, I feel exhausted and sometimes it takes several days for my body to recover. When I have to explain to someone who has no idea I normally tell them that basically my body is shutting down as it needs time to recover, as that is what it is doing. I will sometimes sleep for almost 48 hours after a severe low or high.
Feels like you got hit by a truck sometimes. Just have her imagine herself at the time she has felt the most exhausted and mutliply it by 10 and she might get an idea on how you feel.

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Permalink Reply by Williamsgang2k on November 30, 2007 at 5:42pm

Cody,
Same truck has hit me several times too. You are exactly right, it's as if your body has shut down and all batteries drained... and it's time to recharge at natures pace...for high BG's it sucks because you have to eat so it works against you too...eating pizza sucks fo BG level...but damn it's good stuff!!!! Thanks Cody

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Permalink Reply by Angela Marie Rowe-Guenther on December 9, 2007 at 12:13pm

I agree on the truck thing. That's how I feel when my sugar has hit a bad low. I just feel like all around me are going at super speed and I'm in slow motion. As for my highs, I feel dead tired and can't get going no matter
how hard I try. It is really hard for a non-diabetic to really understand how it feels or just what it does to you. I have tried to explain many times to my husband and kids. I know that it's hard for them to understand, so I try
to be patient with them. As for the pizza.......can't live without it.

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Permalink Reply by Sylvia on February 10, 2009 at 7:17pm

Oh! So that is what makes me feel that way... I just thought I was having troubles with my fibromyalgia.

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Permalink Reply by Unicornzzz on November 30, 2007 at 1:07am

If my BG is really out of wack either way I feel like I have been hit by a truck and it takes several days to get over it.

My oldest daughter describes me as a woman with a very bad case of pms when my sugars are not in the normal range. I have had to apologize on several occasions because I am not a nice person when my sugars are out of wack. I am actually a nicer person pmsing than I am if my sugar levels are not in range. I am a "witch" when I pms.

Since being diagnosed with diabetes my dog has trained herself to not to allow me to be left alone in a room if my BG are extremely high or low. My dog usually runs to my oldest daughter tries to get her attention by barking like she needs to go out and she then runs back to me. This keeps going until we get the message that I need to test to see where my sugars are. There is nothing worse than a dog that has a very high pitched bark that will not stop no matter what.

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Permalink Reply by Williamsgang2k on November 30, 2007 at 5:56pm

Okay, I forgot about having "DSA" Diabetes Sugar Attitude.. where I get so aggrivated, agitated, and nothing seems to help and I realize... Oh, it's my BG's again... I'll bet a good percentage of people in anger management classes have diabetes complications. I've gotten into a "rage" and asked myself what the hell was that about. To be honest no doctor has ever explained or warned me about it.... Unicornzzz...you've stumbled upon something here about "DSA"

I've seen myself and friends go DSA and realize that it could be a sign of wacky BG's. I wonder if the increase in diabetes is related to "SOME" anger management cases...

You're right, I've seen my family look at me as if I'vE just flipped...least I'm honest... Thanks, Unicornzzz

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Permalink Reply by Colleen Myers on October 18, 2008 at 2:15am

Actually there is nothing better than a dog with a very high pitched bark who won't stop for anything when that dog is alerting you to a possible blood sugar problem. One time I passed out on the floor while going to the frid to get juice because I felt low. Luckily my Doberman starting barking at me and pawing at mean until I woke up. Then I got my juice. Thank God for Max. She may have saved my life. Colleen

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Permalink Reply by Jessica on December 15, 2008 at 10:25pm

Hi Unicornzzz! Oh my gosh, I become awful too when my sugar is super high/low... my boyfriend immediately goes, "Jess, let's check your sugar.." and guess what?! 9 times outta 10, it's either super high/low.. SO weird that he can tell just because of the change in my attitude.. but also nice because it can bring me back to reality and deal with the problem.. Also that is so great that you have such an amazing dog who cares (literally) for you.. Dogs are the best :)

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Permalink Reply by Tracy on November 30, 2007 at 4:56pm

I feel like the energizer bunny when the battery is drained . YOu can kimda feel the lofe going out of you and its a while to get the charge back up .

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Permalink Reply by Charlene on September 21, 2008 at 8:37am

This fits me to a tee.....My problem is I ride with my hubby a lot..he is a locksmith..sometimes we get
busy and it ends up dinner time and my insulin is home..so I end up eating
late and go low.sure wish there was a easy way to carry it..I have the tiny
mini-refrigerator that plugs into car..It holds up to I think it is 5 vials..
but for sure if I take that we don't need it..I'm thinking I should just carry
it when I go off all the time..What do you think ?it sure is a neat little thing..The addy below
shows what it is...

http://www.diabeticexpress.com/content/ProductDetail.aspx?CategoryI...
tegoryID=156&ItemID=15-95

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Permalink Reply by Jessica on December 15, 2008 at 10:29pm

Rainbowgoddess - my boyfriend does the EXACT same thing! It's funny because before I was diagnosed, and when I used to live at home, my dad would always ask my mom (when she was PMS'ing) if she was about to get her period.. that used to make her SO angry.. then he'd start asking me and I HATED it.. Now living with my boyfriend, he doesn't do the "are you about to get your period thing" but he always is like "maybe you should check your sugar.." And he's always right (either real high/real low)... funny how they just know ;)

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Permalink Reply by Brittany on January 12, 2009 at 10:57pm

Hello Rainbowgoddess,
My high and low blood sugar "side effects" are exactly the same as yours. Does it also make your eyes feel funny sometimes? Brittany

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