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<blockquote data-quote="Scott-C" data-source="post: 1960903" data-attributes="member: 374531"><p>As a T1, I rarely post in T2 threads, because the conditions are different, but I have to say here if you got to the point where you were shaking uncontrollably, it means your body was going into what's called autonomic response and you seriously needed to eat some sugar at that point.</p><p></p><p>You can reach a stage where the body has i identified that your bg was way too low, so it started pumping out adrenalin to tell the liver to release stored glucose to get you back to a zone it's happier with. </p><p></p><p>Low bg on its own won't make you shake, you could slip away quietly into an early grave with a low bg if it weren't for the autonomic response. The low bg induces the adrenalin release, and it's the adrenalin which makes you shake.</p><p></p><p> A washed out feeling may continue for a while even after you've, hopefully, eaten some glucose - adrenalin kicks around the system for a while.</p><p></p><p>It's all well and good the other posters saying you should just try and ride these periods through, but if you're getting to the stage of shaking, you absolutely need about 10g of fast acting glucose. </p><p></p><p>Once you're better, then you've got time to figure out in the longer term whether your meds need adjusted, not when you're on the verge of fitting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scott-C, post: 1960903, member: 374531"] As a T1, I rarely post in T2 threads, because the conditions are different, but I have to say here if you got to the point where you were shaking uncontrollably, it means your body was going into what's called autonomic response and you seriously needed to eat some sugar at that point. You can reach a stage where the body has i identified that your bg was way too low, so it started pumping out adrenalin to tell the liver to release stored glucose to get you back to a zone it's happier with. Low bg on its own won't make you shake, you could slip away quietly into an early grave with a low bg if it weren't for the autonomic response. The low bg induces the adrenalin release, and it's the adrenalin which makes you shake. A washed out feeling may continue for a while even after you've, hopefully, eaten some glucose - adrenalin kicks around the system for a while. It's all well and good the other posters saying you should just try and ride these periods through, but if you're getting to the stage of shaking, you absolutely need about 10g of fast acting glucose. Once you're better, then you've got time to figure out in the longer term whether your meds need adjusted, not when you're on the verge of fitting. [/QUOTE]
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