do your emotions fluctuate with your blood sugar?
Hey all! I am a newly diagnosed type 1. I have been aware of my diabetes for the last four months. I think I had it for about six months before I was diagnosed. My BG levels are improving all the time. I have gone down from one unit of humolog per ten grams of carbs to about one unit for twenty grams! I only take 12 units of Lantis at night and I feel pretty good. HOWEVER, sometimes I am thrown off by my day's activities and take too many units or not enough. I have noticed that when My BG levels are high (the highest they've been since I've mostly controlled it has been around 200) or low, I become a monster. Seriously, watch out! I become so emotional and angry, it is hard to be around myself. Does anyone else experience this?
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Permalink Reply by kiva on -
My wife will be the first to tell you . . .YES!!!! When BG's are high words used to describe my general mood/emotion include cranky and irritable as well groggy and lethargic. Conversly, lows tend to make me wired and hyper at first usually with extreme hunger which is usually a warning sign to check my BG. Silliness and confusion aren't far behind.
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Permalink Reply by caprifoglio on -
Highs -- lethargic, sleepy, thirsty, super mellow, unfocused.
Lows -- panicky, dizzy, unfocused, shaky -- a "must do something, something bad is happening" kind of mood.
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Permalink Reply by Bella on -
When I am low everyone knows to stay out of my way and to not talk to me. The only thing that I am trying desparately to focus on is getting some sugar in to my system. I get very angry when people keep asking if I am all right but my brain cannot function to even answer them. i get jittery, sweaty, and nervous.
In the past, before I got on the pump, I had a lot of high sugars and it made me very depressed. I was foggy and tired all of the time and my Dr. confirmed that not controlling your blood sugars as best that you can will affect your moods.
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Permalink Reply by Phill Dill on
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All the time it is like a roller coaster that can take a turn in no time at all, there is a good side to it can help you learn some control as well or let you know when something is wrong.
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Permalink Reply by Ronny on -
I get moody when my BS is either low. Everybody at work will come up to me and say, "you're crabby, go check your sugar," and sure enough it will be low every time.
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Permalink Reply by knichols0707 on -
when i am low i feel like i have like cold sweats and i start feeling nervous and everything. when i am high i turn into a big....monster lol! and my lips go numb!
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Permalink Reply by Kim Nater on -
Just last night I totally had a meltdown...more like a temper tantrum (and I'm 25 years old). If my blood sugar continues to drop low over a few hours, I lose it. I get frustrated, anxious, and I cry and carry on. Now, I'm totally exhausted today. I get over it, but it's like I'm some crazy person. It only happens once in awhile, but I become quite the monster at my house.
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Permalink Reply by CarolynArchi on -
Unfortunately, yes. I have been diabetic for over 15 years now and I can say that my blood sugars have played a huge roll in my emotions. Being aware of your mood swings can help you identify your blood sugar lows and highs a little quicker though... Good luck!
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Permalink Reply by lotsofshots on -
When I am low I feel kind of anxious and vulnerable until I get things back in control. When I am high I feel slow and not to bright! The worst is when I get high and low in the same day, that is when I get short tempered. Sometimes it makes me feel tired.
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Permalink Reply by wassim on -
Totally true, I feel the same....espacially with the low. I believe its a normal biological reaction.
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Permalink Reply by Peggy on -
My son (14, diagnosed 9 months ago) gets kind of spacey when he's too high. He doesn't get low very often (probably at the end of the honeymoon phase) but when he gets kind of low (70 - 80ish) - he can tell. When he's high he is also tired and more irritable.. I am not diabetic but I do get hypoglycemic and lots of the same symptoms that diabetics get with low blood sugar (sweaty, dizzy, irritable, etc..) and I know that it affects your emotions a great deal.
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