Diabetes part 2 - lows

[Guest guest]

When people experience lows, otherwise called Hypoglycemia, they

experience symptoms such as shakiness, sweating, feeling disoriented or

dizzy, headache, and others that vary from person to person. These

sugars are those below 70 (below 4 in Canadian units) and present a

danger since you could lose consciousness.

When you feel or measure a low, use the 15/15 rule. Eat 15g of

carbohydrate, that's half a glass of juice or a couple glucose candies

that you can get at the pharmacy, then wait 15 minutes and test your

blood sugar. If the result is still under 70, repeat the 15/15 rule

again. The tablets are a sure bet, and are really accessible. It's

best to have them on you and in various parts of the house (bedroom,

kitchen, purse etc.) for easy access.

Lows are scary and should be avoided. Besides the obvious threats,

every time you experience lows your brain is put under strain, and

brain cells are lost.

[Guest guest]

Natalia,

Thanks for sharing the 15/15 rule. I will have a friend staying with

me for a couple of months. I pick her up this weekend. She is 77

years old and has diabetes. She can't see and doesn't eat well (she

cheats with sweets). I am scared that she will have medical problems

and that I won't know what to do. I think that her insulin shots are

working well for her, as long as she doesn't go too long between

meals. I will pick up some glucose candies and put them in my

purse. She carries them in her purse, but she can never find

anything in her purse when she needs it.

Gale

> When people experience lows, otherwise called Hypoglycemia, they

> experience symptoms such as shakiness, sweating, feeling

disoriented or

> dizzy, headache, and others that vary from person to person. These

> sugars are those below 70 (below 4 in Canadian units) and present a

> danger since you could lose consciousness.

> When you feel or measure a low, use the 15/15 rule. Eat 15g of

> carbohydrate, that's half a glass of juice or a couple glucose

candies

> that you can get at the pharmacy, then wait 15 minutes and test

your

> blood sugar. If the result is still under 70, repeat the 15/15

rule

> again. The tablets are a sure bet, and are really accessible.

It's

> best to have them on you and in various parts of the house

(bedroom,

> kitchen, purse etc.) for easy access.

> Lows are scary and should be avoided. Besides the obvious threats,

> every time you experience lows your brain is put under strain, and

> brain cells are lost.