Hyper awareness?

A really obvious sign that my BGs are higher than they should be is not being able to concentrate.

LittleGreyCat said:

I will be asking a few dumb questions this week due to idle thoughts in the shower.

First one:

We are mostly aware that there is Hypo awareness, that is an awareness of low BG levels which can be dangerous.
Lack of Hypo awareness is generally a bad thing because one could become irrational and even unconscious before being able to take glucose on board to raise BG.
False Hypos are where the body shows the symptoms of a hypo when the BG level is still in a safe zone. Usually because the body has adapted to long term high BG levels and is treating normal BG levels as dangerously low.

However I haven't read that there is the equivalent Hyper awareness; that is, an awareness of a short term peak in BG equivalent to a short term drop in BG which is a Hypo.

Long term symptoms include the classic diagnostic symptoms of thirst, frequent urination, lethargy etc. however it is hard to see these as a diagnostic for a 30 minute period.

Which brings me to ask "Does anyone correctly identify when their BG has just shot up - that is, they have just started a Hyper?"

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(speaking as a non-insulin user)
I think the clue is most likely in the eating.

In other words, hypers are far less likely if you haven't eaten something to cause them. Not impossible, obviously, due to steroids, insulin use, etc. But far less likely.

So I go through a microsecond thought process of 'ooh, feeling a teensy bit different/weird/zingy/foggy, ah, that would be the (insert high carb food of choice) then.' Doesn't take very long and is both less noticeable, and less immediately dangerous than a hypo.
Though having said that, I have learned to never get behind the wheel or operate machinery if my bg is above 12. I am simply not a safe driver under those circs.

I would describe how I felt after drinking Lucozade (on glucose tolerance test). A dry mouth, twitchy, bordering irritable, blurred eyes, feeling sick, tired, (tummy pain -really high sugars), fruity breath (if ketones are rising).

LittleGreyCat said:

I will be asking a few dumb questions this week due to idle thoughts in the shower.

First one:

We are mostly aware that there is Hypo awareness, that is an awareness of low BG levels which can be dangerous.
Lack of Hypo awareness is generally a bad thing because one could become irrational and even unconscious before being able to take glucose on board to raise BG.
False Hypos are where the body shows the symptoms of a hypo when the BG level is still in a safe zone. Usually because the body has adapted to long term high BG levels and is treating normal BG levels as dangerously low.

However I haven't read that there is the equivalent Hyper awareness; that is, an awareness of a short term peak in BG equivalent to a short term drop in BG which is a Hypo.

Long term symptoms include the classic diagnostic symptoms of thirst, frequent urination, lethargy etc. however it is hard to see these as a diagnostic for a 30 minute period.

Which brings me to ask "Does anyone correctly identify when their BG has just shot up - that is, they have just started a Hyper?"

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I didn't have the courage to refuse a dish with carbs in it while on holiday. It looked beautiful, the kitchen did its best, and when we'd sat down I'd been slightly distracted and hadn't made my dietary needs clear. This was on me, my fault entirely for not having my head about me, so I ate it. Well, I left the fries for my husband. But the chicken was drowned in peanut sauce and yeah.... That's got sugar in. It was the only meal that wasn't carnivore, and I felt it. Oooh, did I ever. We skipped a coffee / dessert after because I felt I had to leave, this couldn't wait. So yes, I have hyper awareness, if that is the term we're going for here. My heart'll race out of my chest, legs wobbly, brain panicky, breathing hyperventilating, more often than not, because the racing heart is scary in and of itself. If that happens, I know I'd better go for a walk, and do it fast, or I'll keep on feeling like that for a good while. Wobbly legs be damned. It just so happened I was in an area with a steep uphill climb right around the corner, and that fixed me right quick. I'd left my meter in the cabin, but by the time we got there I was back to a five-something. So, yeah.... Once your blood sugars are in control for a while, you do start feeling the highs as well as the lows. Now I can't imagine what a 22 mmol/l would do to me, while that was a common daily number little over 4 years ago....

Headache, mushy-brained feeling, and sometimes the racing heart

Light headed, blurred vision, headache behind the eyes, hunger, anger and my anxiety kicks in.
Since I had my breakdown, my stress, anxiety and depression have lifted my levels higher than it is normally, it is harder to control my bloods, almost zero carb every day, intermittent fasting and my appetite is not so good.
I have had a headache every day, slightly different, and my usual warning signs are not as good as it was, I have not gone hyper, or not high enough to trigger the reaction, but I'm on the borderline most of the time, and the biggest change is my tiredness, lethargy and since taking serataline, I'm sleeping nine hours a night regularly. My energy levels are nowhere near as good as they were, but I think that was expected.
But I am still aware of what is happening to my blood levels.

Stay safe

I know if my bs goes above 10 I get impatient and I have heavy legs which seeing as I have a prosthetic should be heavy leg lol , also have a muggy head . Can’t imagine how I use to survive when my blood sugars were 13 constantly,

Stay safe
“ what’s dead may never die”

I am constantly running at 18-27 atm. I have an appointment at the hospital next week. Change of meds etc. I was always bobbing around 13 but recently with the numbers getting higher I have noticed a dry mouth,sore tongue, red eyes and itchy skin. It’s horrid. I am almost looking forward to experiencing the feelings of going into a “normal range” I also suffer from insomnia, so I don’t really get tired. But blurry eyesight is definitely a problem.