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hypo symtom unusual?

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Hi, does anyone else find that during a hypo that they fall to the ground? Having started insulin for T2 3 months ago, I have experienced a few hypos. Mostly, I can tell it is happening but there seems to come a point when I become so lightheaded I 'go down' although I am a bit confused I don't actually lose consciousness and have fortunately always been in company and given sugar which rectifis the problem.
 
Hi, i cant say i have actually fallen but i have come close. I had sevre shakes, confused, very weak that i had to lock my legs and could only just speak. It was quite frightning. That happened last year and thankfully hasn't happened since
 
It is so embarrasing especially as I haven't heard of it being a normal symptom of a hypo. Thanks for the reply.
 
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I find it unusual too!! I have hypos too, however, I am type 2 diet controlled, I don't understand why I would be having hypo feelings. I was on insulin when I was pregnant with my children as I was gestational diabetic and the experience of a real hypo is not good. I would wake up in the middle of the night with sweating, fast heart beat and numb tongue. It was horrible and scarey. :thumbup:
 
I have only had hypos since starting insulin and they are a truly horrible experience. I tend to have them during the day and although I do have warning, once I begin to be aware that I am 'low', it is very rapid descent into a hypo.
 
That just happened to hubby today. he's very embarassed and down about it. Think it was a rapid decline in blood sugar
 
Did your husband fall to the grond? When it happens to me I feel very tearful afterwards too which is very unlike me.
 
I've always been told to keep a bottle of full fat coke to hand then have a sandwhich. When i used to go to the gym i would also have glucotabs with me. I'm not on insulin but am on oral meds. I dont think it's anything to get embarrased about, i look at it as a learning curve. If you have a hypo, look for the reason why. You shouldn't make the same mistake twice. Hypo's have such a feeling of doom about them that you try to stay well clear. :lol:
 
Yes he fell of a chair into a bookcase! I wasn't with him. He's in bed now, and very down about it.
 
When I was on much higher doses of meds other people could often see when I was beginning a hypo because my jaw would start to tremble and move obvioulsly without my knowledgeIn time I began to recognise the expression on their faces when i was happening.
 
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