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Permalink Reply by JohnG on June 15, 2012 at 8:40am

Sounds kinda like Low BG, maybe something is causing it to drop real fast. When my BG gets down in the 30's I have a numb tongue, and my arms feel like there asleep. My body just starts shutting everything down to save sugar for my brain...

And sometimes my body just lies and fools me into believing my BG is low, hundreds of Hypos have caused my body to forget how to properly respond to diffrent situations....

My wife had thyroid issues that caused these same symptoms and after they removed her thyroid she still had

these problems until they got her meds adjusted....Hi blood pressure can also cause some of these kinds of symptoms and when we get up and move in the morning our BP can be unstable.

 

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Permalink Reply by Cosumne Jan on June 15, 2012 at 9:30am

I have similar feelings when my blood pressure is very low. In addition, I get a little dizzy when I hold my head erect, and I only feel comfortable when I'm sitting down. It usually goes away after an hour or so, and my second cup of coffee. I also have severe neuropathies, but those effects do not dissipate, they are constant. When my BP is high (which is very seldom) it's usually from a surge of adrenalin and I feel like I can take on the world.

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Permalink Reply by Betty J on June 15, 2012 at 9:30am

I agree with John G because I've experienced bg droping after breakfast in the morning but symptoms are a little different. The symptoms might be different due to how long we've had D. Tell friend to test when they feel that way...always have to be suspicious when livin with D.

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Permalink Reply by Kim on June 15, 2012 at 10:03am

My tongue sometimes feels numb or tingles when my BG is low--in my case, below 50.

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Permalink Reply by Spock on June 15, 2012 at 12:11pm

I agree with low diagnosis. Did she test?

However, we have concentrated on the numbness of tongue, which also happens to me. What glucose readings did she have over the morning? If I was experiencing numbness, I would be testing consistently.

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Permalink Reply by Sagwabetes on June 21, 2012 at 5:11am

Possible allergy to the artificial sweetener in the coffee???
I'm allergic to whatever they put in Crystal Light... causes tingling.

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Permalink Reply by Trudy on June 21, 2012 at 5:16am

An allergy is a real possibility. I get hives from some coffee creamers.

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Permalink Reply by Tim on June 21, 2012 at 6:19am

For me, those are definitely hypo symptoms, especially if the hypo has snuck up on me during exercise.

Numb lips is the first for me, then it's my legs. And it's a weird sort of numbness... I can actually feel things, but it's funny and like it's not connected right.

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Permalink Reply by Tom Goffe on June 22, 2012 at 4:03am

Some of my lows have similar symptoms. If she is low that could be it. However, if those symptoms happen independently from a low, she should probably bring it up with her doctor. It could be a lot of different things not related to diabetes.

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