hypo symptoms?

[thisstinks]

not sure why this happened but as i went for a short drive my face started getting red and my vision went white(see pic)..not sure if it was bp or bs..but food and sody got me back as soon as i made it back home. the vision thing was freeky..maybe because i have never been outside with low bs ..i don't know..

bottom pic is what i was seeing

[fgummett]

Did you test your BG... what was it? Did you do anything to correct it other than the food and drink?

If I recall your previous posts, your BG is pretty much out of control.. perhaps this is wake up call to take charge?

[Joeprep4820]

I tend to get tunnel vision when I'm a bit on the lower side, as well as irritability, but nothing like that.

[gary.keith]

One of many different symptoms I tend to get when hypo is a blurry white-out. The white-out is sort of like the glare one sees when taking off their sunglasses on a sunny South Florida afternoon, except it's much brighter.

As others have told you, don't just assume you're hypo, check your BG and then act accordingly! Keep checking it often! I check every 30 minutes whenever I drop below 80. It's better to deal with small drops and small adjustments to bring it up than wait until it's a huge drop and thus harder to figure out just how much glucose you need to raise it.

[xMenace]

I've had the white-outs many times too. Sounds classic.

[thisstinks]

I Was At 137......

[Jan B]

I went through that several times a few years ago. It turned out I was protein deficient.

[gholland]

137? That's not hypo.

When I go low I get light headed and anxious. I also get tunnel vision at times. That's around 60mg/dl.


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[LCD]

Hypoglycemia or low blood glucose (sugar)

Hypoglycemia, sometimes called an insulin reaction, can happen even during those times when you're doing all you can to manage your diabetes. So, although many times you can't prevent it from happening, hypoglycemia (low blood glucose) can be treated before it gets worse.

For this reason, it's important to know what hypoglycemia is, what symptoms of hypoglycemia are, and how to treat hypoglycemia.

The symptoms of hypoglycemia include:

* Shakiness
* Dizziness
* Sweating
* Hunger
* Headache
* Pale skin color
* Sudden moodiness or behavior changes, such as crying for no apparent reason
* Clumsy or jerky movements
* Seizure
* Difficulty paying attention, or confusion
* Tingling sensations around the mouth

[rostkowb]

Test! Test! Test! This is the only way you'll know if your blood sugars are too low. As LCD has posted above, those are some of the symptoms that we all diabetics experience during "hypos" and "hypers". Exactly which ones and at what frequency will depend on you specifically at that particular moment. But to be absolutely sure, test! If this is going to happen again and you have tested (showing within allowable bg range), arrange to see your "endo" and describle what is happening. Once you become familiar with recognizing your symptoms, you will know to adjust accordingly as your "endo" has directed. I'm still learning to recognize all of my symptoms in all situations since my insulin change in Sept 09. But for the present and future, I'm testing all throughout the day and night to confirm. My symptoms have changed quite drastically since my new insulin regimen - left eye would have bright stars and halo like effects, slight shakiness, hot/cold sensitivity and amonia breath to name just a few. Anyone else?

[genie86333]

As was already said, a 137 is not low...it was either a false low (which I've never heard of as causing something like what you experienced) or something else entirely. And remember, if you have a false low, just eat a bit of protein (not soda or anything carby) to stabilize your blood sugar so it doesn't go lower, but yet not higher either so you can get used to the good lower reading.

[TommyC1]

137 isn't technicaly low. Below 70 is.
But if your brain is used to being much higher you certainly can suffer symptoms of hypoglycemia even though you are not technically low.
Same as you can lose your hypo sense if your brain is used to being below 70.

[shiftzor]

Having a horrible hypo as we speak 2.6mmol or 47mg/dl, usual symptoms with a desperate need to stuff myself which I have partly resisted :D. The blurred vision and/or light becoming brighter is a classic symptom. You have to listen to your meter and if it's not reporting a hypo then don't eat carbs. Eat by your meter!

In this case you are telling us that you had a false hypo and you ate large quantities of carbs as a correction? The large amount of carbs would require a big correction bolus later to bring you down which completes the yoyo effect and could result in a real hypo. In future don't panic and trust your meter. Don't worry you're not the first to make this mistake and you definitely won't be the last ;).

[TommyC1]

A "False Hypo"?
I like it!
Since I equate hypos with being drunk, I say if you are feeling hypo but your meter say's you are not, just kick back and enjoy the buzz ;-)
But, false or real, don't hypo and drive! No No No!