A Panic Attack or a Low?

[matingara]

i have been diagnosed now for just over three months.

i am still on 2xDiamicron (giclazide) pills per day (extended release) - which is half the maximum dose.

i have also adopted a reduced carb diet and doing quite a bit of walking.

my numbers have been really good. my average bgl over the last 30 days has been 6.3 (113). the last few weeks my morning (pre breakfast) numbers have been as low as 3.7 (67) and 7.0 (126).

i have been seeing lower lows and lower highs at whatever time of day i test.

this morning my reading was 5.3 (95). i had an egg for breakfast with a cup of black tea.

then i decided to commute into the city. normally a 45 minute affair. this morning the traffic was horrendous.

as i sat in the traffic - not moving - i thought i was feeling a bit dizzy. it may have been just the bright sunshine. nonetheless i started to PANIC and felt worse and worse.

so - i decided to eat a piece of candy (about the size of a 1cm cube). almost pure glucose. within a few moments i felt better. either my BGL was low and quickly went up - or i assuaged my panic???

when i pulled into the parking lot 20 minutes later my BGL was at 4.7 (85). an hour after that test my bgl was 8.3 (149)!!!

in the past when my BGL has been low (i have measured it as low as 59) - all i do is feel really hungry - no dizziness etc...

so what do you think - did i experience a low or a normal human attack of paranoia?

:) :) :)

-- Joel.

[ant hill]

so what do you think - did i experience a low or a normal human attack of paranoia?

:) :) :)

-- Joel.

Hello Joel, by no means that diabetics cannot have sugar so what you did is a good thing.
I would be worried buy going low and having to test gives us some idea on what glucose is up to.
So it's a low but don't panic, You have done the right thing. ;)

[BriOnH]

Could be both. When going low one of the possible responses is adrenaline, which can cause anxiety/panic. The adrenaline raises blood sugar. At the same time, since we don't have a reading at the event time it could just be the worry of a hypo or a cajillion other things we humans have to deal with day in and day out.

Sorry to read about the attack. They totally freak me out.

[Alice]

Ok, first of all...whenever you "feel" dizzy you should exit and check your glucose. I check my glucose all the time while driving...pulling over into a parking lot, along street, whatever (not on expressways!)

I catch all kinds of weird things...yesterday I was suffering from a mild headache all afternoon...kept testing and I was 90...ate a couple of glucose tabs anyway...felt better immediately.

Sometimes we just get these weird zones that can mean anything...high, perfect or low. Traffic (I've lived in big cities!) does take a toll on your stress level...

But, just pull over and test. Hard candy doesn't work fast enough for me...I'm a busy person! Use glucose tabs for faster action.