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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shannon27" data-source="post: 1603114" data-attributes="member: 429571">Oh god I hope you're feeling better now!As for the leg shaking, when I have a bad hypo I start spasming badly. It's really irregular, but it's the reason I have to shout for help instead of sorting it out myself. When I was a teenager trying to be independent and all that, I'd test in the middle of the night, realise I was hypo and not think to have the lucozade which was right next to my bed. I'd go downstairs and in the kitchen my legs would spasm, so I'd end up sprawled on the kitchen floor. Not being a particularly petite person this generally brought someone running. Another example (again after waking up in the middle of the night) I was trying to do a finger prick and ended up accidently throwing my pricker across the room when my arm decided to do a Mexican wave on its own.I've been told that hypo's basically pull all of your reserves of glycogen out of your liver to maintain parts of your body that need that extra energy (such as the brain, instead of the muscles) which is part of the reason why you feel weak afterwards. Whether this is true, I don't know but it makes sense! Some people replace those reserves quickly, some people can't. If this is how it works, then you may be one of the people who can't. This could be a big part of the reason why you get prolonged hypo symptoms (leg shaking).I don't know if you've noticed but after a bad hypo it's a lot easier to go hypo again during that day. This again ties in with the "sugar-reserves-in-liver" theory. The sooner you can build them back up the better. After a hypo I try to keep my readings above 7, as mine can fluctuate quite a lot. I do get sleepy too but after a bad hypo sleeping makes me nervous, so I sit and watch telly or read a book for a bit.My diabetes has also been poorly controlled over the last few years, I'm trying to get a grip on it again though! At the moment its 2 steps forward and one step back, but I'm still moving forward! Hope you're feeling better soon <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> also, your health comes before your work. If they don't like it then tough! Never put people who "don't get it" before your own health <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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