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Allanmax

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Need some advice quick. Been ok but now shaking like mad. Sweating like crazy and dizzy as hell. Only been diagnosed couple of weeks, haven't got a blood monitor yet. Am I going into hypo, sweats dripping and fingers feel like lead and shaking like crazy
 

philchap1

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Need some advice quick. Been ok but now shaking like mad. Sweating like crazy and dizzy as hell. Only been diagnosed couple of weeks, haven't got a blood monitor yet. Am I going into hypo, sweats dripping and fingers feel like lead and shaking like crazy
Yes, sounds like a hypo
 
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Allanmax

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**** what's the best thing to do. I'm in the work. Eat something sugary?
 

catinahat

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Your profile page shows your medication as metformin. It's highly unlikely to be a hypo if that's correct. It could be that you are having a false hypo or that your glucose levels are too high. Either way treating it with a sugary drinks is not a good idea
 
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Juju13

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As said above it's probably I false hypo I've had loads best to just ride it out mine usually pass quickly
 
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catapillar

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How is your diabetes treated? If you haven't been prescribed test strips I have to assume it's not treated with medication that a can cause hypos. Therefore you are probably having a false hypo where your body is so used to being very high that it wrongly thinks lower numbers are something to panic about. Medically youre advised not to treat false hypos as you need to get your body used to these lower numbers, rather than just elevating them again.
 
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Allanmax

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False hypo? ****** **** that's a another thing? Just had a banana and half a marathon bar and it seems to be receding a little. God that's scarey

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Allanmax

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Wow wasn't prepared to for the that. Yes metaformin. Didn't even know false hypo so where possible. OK I'll have to look more closely at that
 

Allanmax

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Ok yes I had a small banana and a small chocolate bar. Either up or down I'm not sure. If I know on my meds its probably false I'll sit it out if it happens again. But a work a machine at work and that's scare me a little I'll tell you.
 

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If GP says no. Use info on here to aquire a code free one? Discount via no vat if diabetic.
I'll tag @Liam1955 he knows meter details.
 

ickihun

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Ok yes I had a small banana and a small chocolate bar. Either up or down I'm not sure. If I know on my meds its probably false I'll sit it out if it happens again. But a work a machine at work and that's scare me a little I'll tell you.
Tell gp you use machinery. Ask employer if they will contribute if gp says no. As like glasses for pc users there must be something a decent company can do to help?
 
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