hypo

Hello! well i've been recently diagnsosed and i think i've experienced them a couple of times, there not as bad as you think! At first i though i would be having a fit or whatever but its not like that. I notice the symptoms when my blood is around 5. I feelt shaky and a little dizzy so i had a chocolate buscuit and soon felt better. You'll begin to feel when your blood becomes too low and can act upon it.

Im not an expect, only had it a couple of weeks but try not to worry! you'll neging to learn and deal with it!

Hope this helps!

I felt my first hypo at 6.7 five years ago. After a bit of time you will be able to get this lower. Everyone is different but I don't think it is unusual to hypo at a higher level when first diagnosed.

Yes i was told that they occur below 4. However, before i was diagnosed my blood sugar had been high for a long time so i suppose bringing them down is a bit of a shock to the body. After time your body will get used to it and blow 4 will probably be where hypos begin.

When were you diagnosed?? Im just starting to get used to it and begining to understand how i my body feels. Just try not to worry, i know it seems hard and that there is to much information to take in but you'll begin to understand yourself!

torheedamy said:

Hi all,
I guess im quite lucky at the moment, as i have not yet had a hypo, however i am scared for the first one as i do not know what to expect or if ill be able to detect it coming on, has anyone got any advice on hypo's.
Thanks

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These from the NHS are the most common symptoms of a hypo:

The early warning signs of mild hypoglycemia may include:

•feeling hungry
•sweating
•dizziness
•tiredness (fatigue)
•blurred vision
•trembling or shakiness
•anxiety or irritability
•going pale
•fast pulse or palpitations
•tingling of the lips

Signs of more severe hypoglycaemia include:

•difficulty concentrating
•confusion
•disorderly or irrational behaviour, which may be mistaken for drunkenness



The best advice is to treat the hypo as soon as you feel it coming on, as your newly diagnosed your hypo awareness symptoms should be extremely good and you'll know when you don't feel right, always carry fast-acting glucose with you at all time and test 15 mins after a hypo to make sure your bg levels are back up, depending on when you last injected a small carby snack may also be required once your levels have stabilised to stop your bg dropping again.

I start feeling a little like that when I am in 5s for too long but that is normal blood sugar. So far I've resisted trying to correct a false hypo for fear of perpetuating the cycle (body being used to high numbers)

At 3.1 I couldn't not stop puking all night, shaking and sweating. The difficult thing is getting fluids back in without dropping BG further... Sugar water? When I finally stopped puking 1 slice of toast and squash seemed to do it. Back to 6.7 in 40 minutes.

You really want to catch that before it gets bad. If you feel weird... Test. That's what I'd do. Hope you never have an experience like that xx