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Feeling weak and/or light-headed

Sugar High

Sugar High

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I was started on insulin injections about 2 months ago. I was started at 10 units each day just before bedtime. She has been slowly increasing the dosage. I am now up to 15 units at night and 13 units in the morning. My blood sugar readings are steadily coming down as the insulin dosage has been increased. Over the last 2 weeks, they average 188mg/dL in the morning (58 over the maximum target of 130) and 266 at night (116 over the max of 150).

Over the last week or so, maybe longer, I have started feeling fairly strong hunger just a couple of hours after a meal often accompanied by feeling weak and/or light-headed. It isn't to the point of being close to passing out, but much stronger than I have ever felt before so soon after a meal.

Is this just my body getting used to the new lower blood sugar levels or possibly something more serious?

Should I just weather it until my body adjusts or should I eat something? If I should eat something, what? If it's my body adjusting, how long should that take and will eating something slow that process?
 
I often feel light headed when I'm having a hypo or my levels are dropping rapidly.
 
Agree with @Kittycat_7_ rapid drops in glucose levels or hypos can cause similar symptoms, always important to check if you start to feel light headed or unwell as you will require glucose if going low :)
 
Sugar High said:
My blood sugar readings are steadily coming down as the insulin dosage has been increased. Over the last 2 weeks, they average 188mg/dL in the morning (58 over the maximum target of 130) and 266 at night (116 over the max of 150).
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It's possible that you're getting false hypos, which can occur when your blood sugar reduces to normal levels from previously high ones. Those do eventually disappear as your body gets used to the new lower normal levels. Of course, it could be something else altogether, it doesn't follow that all symptoms are diabetic related. (You should see me when I have a heavy cardio session at the gym. I start feeling like death warmed up and have to do a blood test to differentiate between (low blood sugar/hypo because of the exercise, high blood sugar because of the stress of the exercise, exhaustion because of the exercise).)

Of course, if your blood sugar test shows that you're actually low, you should take some sugar :). No way to tell till you do a test. Good luck.
 
EllieM said:
It's possible that you're getting false hypos, which can occur when your blood sugar reduces to normal levels from previously high ones. Those do eventually disappear as your body gets used to the new lower normal levels. Of course, it could be something else altogether, it doesn't follow that all symptoms are diabetic related. (You should see me when I have a heavy cardio session at the gym. I start feeling like death warmed up and have to do a blood test to differentiate between (low blood sugar/hypo because of the exercise, high blood sugar because of the stress of the exercise, exhaustion because of the exercise).)

Of course, if your blood sugar test shows that you're actually low, you should take some sugar :). No way to tell till you do a test. Good luck.
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Thanks. I think you are right about my body needing time to get used to the new lower levels. I haven't had another weak attack like the previous one, but I've had a couple milder ones. I tested and the levels were still above the normal range. I talked to my diabetes nurse. She is adjusting the dosage gradually while we see what it will take to stabilize.

Thanks for all the helpful comments.
 
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