Hypo weird sensations

[dan12321]

Went slightly hypo earlier, so treated it with a sugary drink, then 5 minutes later my lips and tongue went extremely numb and tingly, also had a weird bitter taste, anyone else experienced this after treating a hypo?

 

[June_C]

Went slightly hypo earlier, so treated it with a sugary drink, then 5 minutes later my lips and tongue went extremely numb and tingly, also had a weird bitter taste, anyone else experienced this after treating a hypo?

What was in the drink? Could you have reacted to a specific ingredient?

 

[dan12321]

Just lucozade, its never happened before, dont think its the drink, it lasted about 15mins then went

 

[June_C]

I can't tolerate Lucozade as it contains caffeine, which I'm allergic to. Next time you're slightly hypo, why not try glucose tabs or jelly babies? It might make a difference.

 

[Spicey245]

I get occasional numbness in my lips/cheeks after treating a hypo. It doesn't happen everytime though strangely!

 

[Jonathan CB]

I get it sometimes when i go or just only had a hypo, i wouldn't say it was anything really to worry about.

 

[Spicey245]

I only started getting this symptom when I started on Lantas, not sure if it's connected or not.

 

[kevinfitzgerald]

Went slightly hypo earlier, so treated it with a sugary drink, then 5 minutes later my lips and tongue went extremely numb and tingly, also had a weird bitter taste, anyone else experienced this after treating a hypo?

Hi Dan,

I have sworn by lucozade all my diabetes life. It really has saved me on many an occasion.

I get exactly what you have described above. A really bitter taste after drinking or eating something (or no taste at all!) When I was a lot younger I actually looked forward to having something sweet when I was having a a hypo because it tasted so nice, but as the years passed that sensation disappeared.
Tingling in the lips and tongue is something I get also during a hypo but not as much as I used to some years back.

I don't think it has anything to do with the lucozade as you may well have got the same sensation if you had drank half a can of pepsi.

I know that sensations and warning signals change the longer we have diabetes and maybe your just experiencing a new one for you.

KevFitz

 

[Natalie1974]

I sometimes get this sensation if I over treat a hypo...usually because it's taken me by surprise and I've panicked and munched my way through half a packet of biscuits or the likes.

 

[iScream]

Went slightly hypo earlier, so treated it with a sugary drink, then 5 minutes later my lips and tongue went extremely numb and tingly, also had a weird bitter taste, anyone else experienced this after treating a hypo?

Yeah, i get the tingling in my lips all the time.

 

[Mrsass]

Hey Dan, I've just mentioned this in another post, started happening to me a few months ago, just had a bg of 2.6.... Then numb tongue! This has never happened until recently so no idea why now, can't be related to lucozade coz I've just stuffed my face with biscuits lol x