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Permalink Reply by Kimberly on October 31, 2008 at 7:51am

Sounds reasonable to ask for - especially if your last hearing ended in a mistrial due to your low blood sugar. I'm not really sure how you should proceed, but anxiety can cause very high blood sugar levels in some folks, while causing very low blood sugar levels in others. So no matter how much you eat before hand (and you don't want to be too hyperglycemic on the stand or else you could doze off!), you really need to test a lot during the trial.

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Permalink Reply by Barbara M on October 31, 2008 at 8:01am

Hey Kimberly!
Thanks for your reply. I was hoping that testing every hour would be helpful as sometimes I do not feel the symptoms of hypoglycemia. That's been happening to me for fifteen years now. I am so grateful for the invention of the glucose monitor. It's truly a life saver.

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Permalink Reply by debb on October 31, 2008 at 8:00am

barbara,
i would call the court hall itself. talk to the court secretary or someone else who would have the answers to your questions. they may have a better understanding about your situation then your own lawyer does. doubtful i know, but sometimes lawyers have so much on their plates that they leave this kind of stuff up to their secretaries. if it is a big problem they may have you get a letter from your doctor keeping you out of jury duty. it doesn't sound like that is what you want, so see what the court secretary has to say.

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Permalink Reply by Barbara M on October 31, 2008 at 8:06am

Hi Debb!
Thanks for that idea. I'll give it a try. I've got to work fast because my hearing is November 19th. I am really beginning to feel the anxiety now. Thanks again!

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Permalink Reply by saundra barragan on October 31, 2008 at 8:00pm

Hi Barbara
If eating in the courtroom is not allowed you might want to get some of those little glucose drinks. I call them glucose shots, but they are little inobtrusive plastic bottles that can fit into any pocket or anything else and can be drunk in a matter of 2 seconds,if you are low. They catch you up quickly and there is no chewing or anything messy. My son-in-law allows these any time in his courtroom or allows a small recess if he knows ahead of time. Good luck.

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Permalink Reply by George on October 31, 2008 at 9:35pm

Try hitting up your hospital or diabetes clinic to try and borrow a CGM for a day or however or how often you need it. It won't help with keeping your BG up but you'll know when it's going down

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