I can appreciate what you are going through, so if you do have a meter, then I would see what is going on to monitor your bloods properly, not just when you feel ill.Thanks for the replies, i had a bad experience a couple of weeks ago, all of a sudden i felt so so bad, with the symptoms i mentiond earlier but much more intence, i managed to get to my meter, but i could not even hold it, it felt like all sugar had drained, can it happen so quickly, i was just so weak.
Nosher i do have a meter but sometimes like a plonker i forget to take it out with me, not good with the brain nowadays what with strokes, i am also on warfrin, diabeties meds and anticoagulation meds dont get on well in my life, its like they are always fighting against eachother, especially whhere foods are concerned.
Jim
If you are going hypo, a low carb meal will be of no use to you at all. You need to get your blood sugars up by taking in glucose or another quickly converting sugar. Going hypo can actually be very bad for you, especially if you are doing something that could be dangerous, like driving. Above all, only take advice from someone who gives good advice. Your life could literally be in danger by listening to guessers.Unfortunately, no one is the same in their symptoms, but if I had to guess, it seems as though you are describing a drop in blood glucose levels.
This in itself is not harmful or really bad in the scheme of things but just makes you feel that way.
You will have to get a meter to find out what is going on.
The other alternative if you know your hba1c or last test numbers is to pop along to a chemist that does glucose monitor tests for you. I would do a fasting one.
Eating a low carb meal will always help you but if you feel really bad, then take some glucose to make you feel better.
This is the part that is important to a diabetic.
How do you know which foods affect your blood glucose levels?
How can you plan your next few months without knowing if your blood glucose levels are going up or down?
You need a meter to monitor and test to find this out, keep a food diary, show your GP, and he might put them on prescription for you. If you are serious about being in control, then as I say he should help you.
Sorry that you are looking for a definitive answer, I can only guess!
If you are going hypo, a low carb meal will be of no use to you at all. You need to get your blood sugars up by taking in glucose or another quickly converting sugar. Going hypo can actually be very bad for you, especially if you are doing something that could be dangerous, like driving. Above all, only take advice from someone who gives good advice. Your life could literally be in danger by listening to guessers.
Regards
Doug
Please don't take offence @Osidge by I found your post rather alarming! You say " Above all, only take advice from someone who gives good advice. Your life could literally be in danger by listening to guessers." But you yourself appear to have presumed that the OPs problems are diabetic related and give him advice to treat a hypo! I have looked at the OPs profile which includes his medication and overall health profile and as a result of bothering not to make assumption would offer the following advice -
@jimmyr the symptoms you describe could be a hypo (or possibly not)in relation to your diabetes - although there are generalised symptoms, everyone is different and what you experience would depend upon your hypo awareness, the level if your bs, how quickly your bloods may have dropped, what activity you were engaging in at the time - the list goes on and on. I have looked at your profile and in my opinion you are on a lot of medications that could be causing this problem. You also list additional health problems that could possibly be causing this too. Obviously I'm not a doctor so can't be more specific but judging you profile history I would strongly suggest you need to visit your GP - ( my informed amateur hunch is you need a review if your diabetes and the meds you take for it). In the meantime I would increase the frequency of your testing so you can see if there is a pattern to your blood sugars. That will also help your GP. And don't forget to take your meter and hypo remedy when you go out!!! Take care, x
Low - confused, sweaty, tingling lips, super hungry.
High - just feel ****.
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