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    Hypoglycaemia and understanding speech?

    Ah that’s sounds so frustrating! Yeah, I almost always get them about 2 hours after I’ve woken up, before I’ve eaten breakfast, so I sometimes (illogically!) attribute it to the fact that it’s early in the morning and I’ve just woken up, which is obviously not the case ;) I can’t say I’ve had it...
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    Hypoglycaemia and understanding speech?

    It does get really frustrating, and I logically know I should be treating for a hypo, but I always seem to be so set on trying to figure it out that I end up just making it worse! Thank you for your help!
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    Hypoglycaemia and understanding speech?

    That’s really helpful thank you! I’ve had similar experiences where I’ve spent seemingly ages trying to write simple texts which I can speak out loud but can’t type out at all! It’s good to hear that you don’t get them any more though, and thank you for your advice!
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    Hypoglycaemia and understanding speech?

    I definitely find texting/ emailing really hard when I have hypos like this! And the numbness makes sense as well, although I only ever get that if I’m really low! Thanks for your help!
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    Hypoglycaemia and understanding speech?

    Ah that makes sense, thank you! I suppose I never quite understood why I’ve only been experiencing for the last few years, although it may just be that I’ve only recently become aware of it. Thanks for your help!
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    Hypoglycaemia and understanding speech?

    I’ve had Type 1 diabetes for 10 years now, but in the last few years I’ve started experiencing a new symptom of hypoglycaemia- difficulty understanding speech (temporary Wernicke’s aphasia?). It doesn’t matter if my blood sugar is 3.9 or 2.0, and it doesn’t happen every time, but I just find...