Hi
@Saeeda Sorry to hear of your woes !
When I have a hypo I often have what is called
a rebound where my BSLs rises well above normal range.
What I was told by my doctor is that: the
low BSL causes both glucagon, another hormone AND adrenaline (a further hormone!) to be released. Both these cause glucose stored in the liver to be released.
Why ?
Our brain mainly runs on glucose and it gets very tetchy when its 'fuel' supply dwindles.
The release of the hormones mentioned above is to
prevent /reverse the low BSL.
To add to the influence of these two hormones on BSL we naturally
feel the need to treat the hypo with food, often sweet stuff.
The net effect of hormones + sweet food causes a rise in BSL and this 'overshoots' the normal levels.
As diabetics our pancreas gland does not automatically deal with any imminent overshoot in BSL. What to do ?
1) contact your dsn, try to work out with her/him
why the hypo occurred and
how it might be prevented in future
2) with dsn advice, work out
what food and how much is likely to ease the hypo without overdoing it too much
3) work out what
ways to deal with a high BSL ? correction doses of short-acting insulin etc
4) be patient, as those on insulin like myself know, it takes hours to get one's BSL back to normal after hypo and overshoot. The important thing being to
not get into a see-saw situation where the blood sugar oscillates with too much correction into another hypo with rebound etc
With exercise I have found that
if my BSL is >13 mmol/l any exercise seems to cause glucose to be released by the my liver. It sounds crazy but it does happen. I feel really lousy if I try, and my BSL just goes higher. I
wait til my BSL is less than 12 and nearer 10 mmol/l before I exercise (but that is just me).
For me
exercise with starting BSL say < 12 mmol/l
can cause lowering of BSL some 6 + hours later.
Exercising in the evening risks possible hypos in the early morning hours unless planned carefully.
I appreciate that coeliac disease and lactose intolerance are extra burdens on you. Are there glucose supplements that you could carry and tolerate to deal with hypos? I ask this because
coke and similar sweet foods/drinks are not said to be good for one's teeth. My best wishes go with you on your journey. Please keep posting and sharing !!