Does anyone else feel afraid when they go low? Like a genuine physical feeling?
I often feel apprehension/fear/anxiety before I go low. Sometimes I notice this more than anythings else! It's often the first sign for me, becoming really unnecessarily worried about something.
Had a low just like that tonight: Shakes? Apprehension? Hunger?
I'm currently passing the time until I can check my blood sugar again. I'm trying hard to obey the 15: 15 rule: Eat 15 grabs of sugar, wait 15 mins and then test. Except the juice box I have only has 13.1grams - how unhelpful! I have two flavours of juice - Orange and Mango which is 13grams and Blackcurrant which is 17grams. So I chose the Orange and Mango tonight because my level was 3.7, if it was under 3 I would've got the Blackcurrant. Anyone in New Zealand know of any juice boxes that are exactly 15?
Continued at my blog :)
OR just let me know what weird/crazy feelings you've had when you're moderately (but not severely!) low, aka not repeating the same thread as that other person who was asking on here about that :)
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Comment by Tim on October 1, 2012 at 6:18am -
It's completely normal. Part of the body's response to low blood sugar (assuming good hypo awareness) is an adrenaline release and it is a genuine physical feeling.
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Comment by SEAGATOR on October 1, 2012 at 9:57am -
I get nervous shaky sweat so I know better test yep low drink oj pop a few jelly beans or a glucose tablet then ok. I think it is normal to feel afraid.
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Comment by Shonelle on October 1, 2012 at 2:39pm -
It's pretty crazy the things your body does isn't it?? I definitely feel that physical reaction quite prominently sometimes.
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Comment by Daisy Mae on October 2, 2012 at 2:30pm -
right there with you! And whats worse, for me at least, is that i am a schizophrenic w/ panic disorders; often, the very first thing i think i am having is a panic attack. i get confused, sweaty, frightened (w/out anything to be frightened of)it most often doesnt even occure to me to test. but as soon as i do test, i realize whats going on in my body and i pop about 4 glucose tabs. with 20 minutes or so, i am bk to feeling like myself again.
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Comment by dzinermom1 on October 2, 2012 at 7:38pm -
I have always explained it to my non-diabetic friends that is is a feeling like I am collapsing from the inside out. Maybe that is my way of explaining panic but it is how it feels to me. Then accompanied with the shakes and sweats.
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