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[Cabrinil2018]

Hey i need advice so recently everytime i go out now i feel like im having panick and anxiety attacks and symptoms of low blood sugar example of them are shaking light head and feel like passing out and when i go home i check them they are normal or a bit high and now im scared to leave the house incase i do have low b.s and something actually happens does anyone else experience this

 

[Antje77]

What medication are you on? Is it a medication that can cause hypos?
Have you had serious (passing out or needing help from someone else) in the past?

feel like passing out and when i go home i check

Take your meter with you when out and about so you can test right when you feel off.
And bring some sweets as well. Should your meter confirm you are low, you can simply treat and go on with whatever you were doing.

As a T1 on insulin I do get hypos, which usually means taking a 10 minute break from what I was doing to treat and wait for my numbers to go up again, nothing worse.

 

[Johnnyboy68]

Hi there
I was recently diagnosed type 2 and experienced that feeling of panic when at work and then I found that as long as I have something on standby to nibble if needed then I felt more in control if my feelings.

 

[Cabrinil2018]

What medication are you on? Is it a medication that can cause hypos?
Have you had serious (passing out or needing help from someone else) in the past?

Take your meter with you when out and about so you can test right when you feel off.
And bring some sweets as well. Should your meter confirm you are low, you can simply treat and go on with whatever you were doing.

As a T1 on insulin I do get hypos, which usually means taking a 10 minute break from what I was doing to treat and wait for my numbers to go up again, nothing worse.

I'm on metformin and when I check my sugars they are always in range but a few times when I've been at like social events this has happened and I'm scared that I will end up passing out and when I'm out I feel like I need someone with me I really can't deal with it anymore

 

[Cabrinil2018]

Hi there
I was recently diagnosed type 2 and experienced that feeling of panic when at work and then I found that as long as I have something on standby to nibble if needed then I felt more in control if my feelings.

I just feel like something is going to go wrong when I'm out on my own

 

[EllieM]

I'm on metformin and when I check my sugars they are always in range but a few times when I've been at like social events this has happened and I'm scared that I will end up passing out and when I'm out I feel like I need someone with me I really can't deal with it anymore

Though there are a few non diabetic conditions that can cause hypoglycemia normally people only actually pass out if they are on specific glucose lowering meds (eg insulin). Have you considered that you may be having a panic attack rather than a hypo? (I stress, I am just suggesting this as a possibility, this is not a diagnosis).

Maybe you could talk to your diabetic team about your anxiety? In order to actually pass out your blood sugar would need to go extremely low eg less than 3...

 

[Cabrinil2018]

Though there are a few non diabetic conditions that can cause hypoglycemia normally people only actually pass out if they are on specific glucose lowering meds (eg insulin). Have you considered that you may be having a panic attack rather than a hypo? (I stress, I am just suggesting this as a possibility, this is not a diagnosis).

Maybe you could talk to your diabetic team about your anxiety? In order to actually pass out your blood sugar would need to go extremely low eg less than 3...

I'm going to see if I can make an appointment with my Dr in the new year to see of they can help and my sugars are sometimes under 3 lowest they have been lately was 2.6 but I defo need to see someone cause it gives me really bad anxiety

 

[Cabrinil2018]

Hi there
I was recently diagnosed type 2 and experienced that feeling of panic when at work and then I found that as long as I have something on standby to nibble if needed then I felt more in control if my feelings.

Yea I have stuff to nibble on or have glucose shots if I need them

 

[Oldvatr]

Your mention of social events triggered a memory of similar experiences I had. I found that when on Metformin (max dose in my case) I got the wobbles if I drank alcohol and it was not because I was drunk, but was a different loss of control issue. I checked, and Metformin is contradicted with alcohol, so it may be due to an interaction. Only a suggestion, not a critique.

As others have said, and you have acted on, taking a get well soon kit with you is a good idea. When I go gigging I take my 'supplies' in my guitar case so I can get a carb fix if I need one in a hurry. My T1D guitar buddy does the same, but he carries a large shoulder bag for his paraphanalia, as wll as his harmonicas. I did make the mistake once of taking some chocolate wafer bars in my stage gear jacket pockets, but the stage lights got to them first, and they melted.

 

[Cabrinil2018]

Your mention of social events triggered a memory of similar experiences I had. I found that when on Metformin (max dose in my case) I got the wobbles if I drank alcohol and it was not because I was drunk, but was a different loss of control issue. I checked, and Metformin is contradicted with alcohol, so it may be due to an interaction. Only a suggestion, not a critique.

As others have said, and you have acted on, taking a get well soon kit with you is a good idea. When I go gigging I take my 'supplies' in my guitar case so I can get a carb fix if I need one in a hurry. My T1D guitar buddy does the same, but he carries a large shoulder bag for his paraphanalia, as wll as his harmonicas. I did make the mistake once of taking some chocolate wafer bars in my stage gear jacket pockets, but the stage lights got to them first, and they melted.

I don't drink so it couldn't be that I honestly have no clue what's going on

 

[Lamont D]

Hi, what was your hba1c levels?
Are your fasting levels normal?A
Do you have a time frame when you feel the symptoms?
Does your GP or dsn aware of your low levels?

A food diary would be a good idea. Along with readings, pre meal and two hours after. Plus the occasional one hour after, three hours after. Just to give your GP an idea what you are going through.an

It could be false hypos, this is similar to sugar crashes.

Are you doing dietary changes? Low carb before going out will probably help you.

 

[Cabrinil2018]

Hi, what was your hba1c levels?
Are your fasting levels normal?A
Do you have a time frame when you feel the symptoms?
Does your GP or dsn aware of your low levels?

A food diary would be a good idea. Along with readings, pre meal and two hours after. Plus the occasional one hour after, three hours after. Just to give your GP an idea what you are going through.an

It could be false hypos, this is similar to sugar crashes.

Are you doing dietary changes? Low carb before going out will probably help you.

My hba1c is 40
Yea they are usually between 4 and 6.5
Not really just when I'm out walking or at the shop I would get them
I've said to my Dr but haven't done anything about it so going to try again in the new year
I honestly think it's false hypos as well cause the levels are fine when I check them

Yea I have low carb meals before I go out

 

[Lamont D]

I know it says you are T2, but your hba1c and fasting levels are in normal levels.
How did you get diagnosed as T2?

Can you defo say you have had hypos below 3mmols?

Have you noticed you get the symptoms and consequent false hypo feelings after food, even though you are doing low carb?

If you have, I suggest you have a read of our reactive hypoglycaemia forum.
I say this because it does sound familiar to me, if you do go hypo!
I am non diabetic, my hba1c hovers around 38, my fasting levels are always in normal levels.
I do go hypo after carbs. But I get a big spike first, before a sugar crash and hypo.

I'm on my way out soon and I've had just some ham and eggs, so that is how I cope going out.
Before I retired, I had a full time work, and no issues. It's just knowing what is causing it!

If it is, and you will need a referral to a specialist endocrinologist for tests. Because without the tests, you won't get a true diagnosis.

Best wishes

 

[Oldvatr]

How is your blood pressure? Are you on any BP meds? Do you get any visual disturbances when it happens. For me I get a colour washout in my vision as I start a hypo which is my awareness trigger. Then my vision pixelates as the hypo takes hold. Sometimes, acknowledging the onset of sysmptoms is enough to trigger my liver dump, and I recover without needing action - the adrenaline does the business.

 

[Cabrinil2018]

I know it says you are T2, but your hba1c and fasting levels are in normal levels.
How did you get diagnosed as T2?

Can you defo say you have had hypos below 3mmols?

Have you noticed you get the symptoms and consequent false hypo feelings after food, even though you are doing low carb?

If you have, I suggest you have a read of our reactive hypoglycaemia forum.
I say this because it does sound familiar to me, if you do go hypo!
I am non diabetic, my hba1c hovers around 38, my fasting levels are always in normal levels.
I do go hypo after carbs. But I get a big spike first, before a sugar crash and hypo.

I'm on my way out soon and I've had just some ham and eggs, so that is how I cope going out.
Before I retired, I had a full time work, and no issues. It's just knowing what is causing it!

If it is, and you will need a referral to a specialist endocrinologist for tests. Because without the tests, you won't get a true diagnosis.

Best wishes

When I was diagnosed my hba1c was 104 and yes I can defo say I've had hypos below 3 before and no symptoms after food just seems to be when I'm out of the house it happens... il defo have a look at that forum now and see if anyone else is experiencing this as well as me and il get in contact with a Dr when they open up again

 

[Cabrinil2018]

How is your blood pressure? Are you on any BP meds? Do you get any visual disturbances when it happens. For me I get a colour washout in my vision as I start a hypo which is my awareness trigger. Then my vision pixelates as the hypo takes hold. Sometimes, acknowledging the onset of sysmptoms is enough to trigger my liver dump, and I recover without needing action - the adrenaline does the business.

My blood pressure is grand there was a few times in the house I would get blurred vision but it only lasts a few seconds then goes back to normal