Comment by Crystal on July 30, 2010 at 10:24pm

It doesn't sound crazy at all. When I start to go low I either see like I've been staring at a computer screen or bright light for too long.You know when you look at a light bulb and then at the wall and you see purple or green ? Or I get what i call Snap shots. when you blink it doesn't really effect what you're seeing to much, but when I'm low and I blink it's like someone has cut a second of time out of a movie reel and Im missing a scene. Drives me crazy.

Comment by Betty J on July 31, 2010 at 9:29am

I read your profile page and see you are a pumper so your problem can be solved by changing basal rates for nighttime. Let the person who is responsible for your pump information know what has been happening. I've had that problem and was shown years ago how to adjust my basal rates.

Comment by SF Pete on July 31, 2010 at 12:23pm

It's not unusual. We all have weird visual signals. I also get the glare spot that floats, I have also had Crystal's experience of having my vision jump and go white -- it seems like someone picked a second out of your vision. Really freaky. I also know I'm going low when I'm trying to read and I find it difficult to take it in or keep my eye on the line. I have hypoglycemic unawareness so I've become aware of some very subtle signals. If I start to get circular thinking or I start to focus intently on some inconsequential detail, I know it's time to check. I bet dollars to doughnuts that many other visual symptoms happen. The brain is very sensitive to low glucose. Have any of you found that as you've had diabetes longer, your symptoms have changed? Do you have repeating patterns of on-set?

Comment by Betty J on July 31, 2010 at 6:17pm

So true Pete having had D most of my life as you said the symptoms of lows have changed especially with hypounawareness. Sometime I see a blue tinge especially when I wake up. Also as others have said the brain gets strange thoughts (I sometimes have thoughts of doom and despair) normally I don't have those thoughts. I also get an inner sinking feeling as if I'm drowning.

Comment by Sloane on July 31, 2010 at 7:36pm

I get the same thoughts problem- I always go to the worst possible situation in my mind and think i'm having a heart attack or a stroke (even though I'm 14!). And every time, it takes a long time to realize that I have thought these things before, and it's just a low blood sugar!

Comment by Lisa on August 1, 2010 at 6:41am

I get the blinking thing like in a movie reel. That's a sure sign for me. It's been this way for as long as I can remember. Crystal explained it perfectly. I could never figure out how to explain it to other people. Blink, you see fine, blink, can't see, blink, can see, and on and on. Sometimes there are white spots, and sometimes there is complete darkness in between, but it happens rapidly. I know I need sugar fast when this happens.

Comment by JamieN on August 1, 2010 at 8:54am

First, before I answer your question, I think that Betty is right that you may need to tweak your basal so you can avoid going low - or near low - in he first place. However, that being said, with severe lows (50-ish) I can have visual 'disturbances' - something like a fuzzy dream - like watching a grainy old fashioned movie with tunnel vision for me - something might one see in an art house (which I have never actually been to, but it's what I imagine). It's as if I'm watching from a detached distance - and I know it shouldn't be this way, but no matter how much I try to concentrate, I can't get it to clear up - well, if I treat the low, it does clear up of course. Sometimes nothing happens and I can be the same number, and feel nothing at all. This game of chase-the-number can be a very interesting one. But obviously if this is something that is happening at a regular time for you, a basal tweaking may be in order - and sooner rather than later.

Comment by Betty J on August 1, 2010 at 3:41pm

Living with D is an ongoing education and websites like this can be helpful in managing our D. I know at times I forget some of the things I have learned before and sites like this help remind me to dig in my knowledge base to retrieve the info I need. Besides the healthcare system we are the one's who live with this disease and sharing experiences is something healthcare teams can't do.

Comment by Jeremy Steinhart on August 3, 2010 at 7:12pm

I get this regardless of my BG when I am really tired. Being low might intensify the strangeness, but for me it's a sure sign that I just need to sleep.

Comment by Lisa on August 4, 2010 at 5:06am

When I'm really tired, it feels like my BG is going low. I used to treat it without testing, that's how sure I was. Now I know it's the usually just being really tired. Weird how that works.

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