Very wobbly

[Sunhat]

I normally have no problems with my glucose control, but today we were held up at the vet and then the supermarket, by the time we got home, 5 hours after having breakfast I was shaking so much I could not hardly test my glucose, my hands were shaking badly. I was 4.5 I had lunch cooking (chicken casserole and basmati rice) I ate that and still felt ´strange´ so added 2 teaspoons of sugar to my tea (UGH, how did I ever take sugar in my tea!!) I still felt odd so had a plain sugar free yoghurt with some dried fruit. I now feel fine, my reading 30 min after eating all that food is 11.9 We had no ´naughty´sugar filled food in the house, apart from the dried fruit, maybe we should keep something hidden at the back of the cupboard in future!

 

[smartlady]

4.5 isn't mega low huni. Are your bs numbers normally higher? Perhaps a "false hypo" if they are?

Smartie xx

 

[mo1905]

I agree, 4.5 is lowish but shouldn't really feel that bad at that level. As smart lady says, if you generally run a little higher than recommended, you can get feelings of a hypo even at these readings. Also, I would certainly keep some fast acting carbs in the house, jelly babies, Lucozade or similar.

 

[paul-1976]

Sounds indeed like a 'False Hypo' as others have suggested-I used to get those feelings with readings as high as 13mmol when I started getting control as my body was used to readings in the 20's and 30's but the good news is after you adjust-those false hypo's dissappear and are replaced with a great feeling of new energy and freshness-well they did for me anyway! lol

Best

Paul