New Personal Record!
No, that's not a good thing! Last night, around 2 am, I was startled awake by a strange noise from my Dexcom. I had an error notice, along with a bunch of numbers and letters. Wasn't good. Turns out it's some internal data error, and they are sending me a new one. Good thing I am still under warranty.
Well wouldn't you know it, this afternoon I'm watching my girls at their tumbling class when I start to feel just a little tingling in my mouth. I decide to test my blood sugar, and boy, was I shocked to see a 32! Where did that come from? I barely get under 60 these days. Figures, just when I am not wearing Louise. Stranger yet though, I felt completely clear in my thoughts, and no one around me even knew a thing. I never got the chills/sweats that I sometimes feel, nor did I feel like I wanted to consume endless amounts of sugar. Thankfully the only symptoms I had though was tingling/numbness around my lips.
Looking forward to getting my Dexcom tomorrow and putting Louise (Ping is Thelma) to good use!
Well wouldn't you know it, this afternoon I'm watching my girls at their tumbling class when I start to feel just a little tingling in my mouth. I decide to test my blood sugar, and boy, was I shocked to see a 32! Where did that come from? I barely get under 60 these days. Figures, just when I am not wearing Louise. Stranger yet though, I felt completely clear in my thoughts, and no one around me even knew a thing. I never got the chills/sweats that I sometimes feel, nor did I feel like I wanted to consume endless amounts of sugar. Thankfully the only symptoms I had though was tingling/numbness around my lips.
Looking forward to getting my Dexcom tomorrow and putting Louise (Ping is Thelma) to good use!
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Comment by Sarah on May 13, 2010 at 11:04pm -
Welcome to the land of hypounawareness? What you just described is exactly why I have, love, and wear my dexcom most of the time. I just plain can't trust how I "feel" for most of my lows.
It's often kind of surreal for me.. I'll feel fine and test at say, 38. Every once in a while I'll get typical hypo symptoms with a "quick" drop even if I am not that low (I often notice these before the dex shows anything suspect), but for the ones that sneak up on me, I can be into the 40's or even 30's and not have a clue.. which is especially annoying if I have a sensor that is not tracking well or if I am not wearing the dex (I am not right now - I took it off yesterday afternoon and am waiting for more sensors to get here.. hopefully tomorrow) I usually test and get a surprise. Last night I tested at a whopping 51 right before bed.. and I felt fine, just sleepy.
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