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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Xan2cv" data-source="post: 818113" data-attributes="member: 172718">in truth if you have had high sugars for a long period of time and they suddenly drop to single figure you can have a hypo in the form of shaking your sugars would not necessarily be below 4.they could be as high as 7 if your sugars have been in double figures for a long time, it is your body going into shock at the sudden drop. many people can feel Hypos coming on some like myself feel pins and needles in the face, forehead and cheeks, sometimes I feel it in my chin but hey I'm just odd.The important thing is not to panic keep some dextrose tablets around you all the time and chew a couple if you think you may be having a hypoI keep liquid sucrose in my car it works very fast indeed and I don't need much to reverse the effects of a Hypo. maybe a teaspoonful.some test their sugars first to confirm it some people on oral tablets for T2 don't test and know to have a sandwich to get their sugars back up again.</blockquote>

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