What does a low blood sugar feel like?

[miaxo]

My first feeling is shaking, needing to sit down. Thats when i know striaght away that they are low. Then it starts to become worse, along with feeling lost, unfocused and cannot think properly, sometimes i lose a bit of my balance and cannot think straight

 

[Spiker]

The ability to multitask goes. I have to do, and think, one thing at a time. And talk to one person at a time. And only one of those three things at a time - do, think or talk.

 

[Alanp35]

My first feeling is shaking, needing to sit down. Thats when i know striaght away that they are low. Then it starts to become worse, along with feeling lost, unfocused and cannot think properly, sometimes i lose a bit of my balance and cannot think straight

Very similar for me too Shannon, dreadful feeling and having to try and administer a recovery process. Thank goodness it is a rare occurrence for me.

 

[miaxo]

Very similar for me too Shannon, dreadful feeling and having to try and administer a recovery process. Thank goodness it is a rare occurrence for me.

Fortunately it is rare for me also, its a dangerous thing to have when driving or when youre in public! Luckiy i havent experiences it in these circumstances yet!

 

[Diamattic]

I started out the same as you guys - I would start to get really hungry, and feel generally weak (3.5-4.5 mmol/L).
Beyond this when i get around 3.2-3.5 i start to feel a bit shaky, but i can still think perfectly clearly but do start to get that sense of urgency (however, not nearly as much if I am at home because i know what i have to eat, and can easily go have something).
Along with this i start to notice that my face feels slightly warm (only to me, not to the touch though) and many times I will notice that i get a slight head ache and become very aware of the blood flow in my body. I also have noticed that i tend to ramble on a bit if I am talking lol Not in an incoherent way, but like if you just chugged an energy drink lol
Past 3.2mmol/l I start to get shaky hands and legs to the point where its a bit annoying. I haven't been below 2.5mmol/L yet, but i was functioning well enough to check my levels, have some juice and make myself a PB and Jam sandwhich lol

Most of the time i don't go below 3.5mmol/l - and 85% of these times are after the gym, and never have any symptoms except normal levels of hunger.


I do find that the higher i keep my sugars, the most pronounced my low symptoms get. Like if i spend a couple days with levels all around 7-9 and then hit that 3.5, the low is WAY worse then if my levels were at 4-6 for a couple days.

So the lower you average the less 'scary and urgent' i find my lows are, and the better I am at being able to handle them.

 

[Postitnote]

Shaky. Short tempered. My husband suffers more than I do when I am hypo!

 

[Spiker]

I do find that the higher i keep my sugars, the most pronounced my low symptoms get. Like if i spend a couple days with levels all around 7-9 and then hit that 3.5, the low is WAY worse then if my levels were at 4-6 for a couple days.

So the lower you average the less 'scary and urgent' i find my lows are, and the better I am at being able to handle them.

Same here.