I am a T1, so knowing my BG level is critical. I have learned to not depend on how I feel but to use my meter. I just got a DexCom Seven Plus CGM so I also have that. But based on my experience prior to the DexCom, I test 6 - 8 times per day so I know my pre and post meal BG levels and can bolus accordingly.
When I am low (hypo) I get the sweats and lethargic. When I am high, I feel nauseous and weak. These are at the extremes. I am guessing the symptoms are unique to each person. Over time you will learn your symptoms. I do not rely on whether I feel hungry or not.
It is a pain, literally, to test BGs frequently, but I have found that it is the best approach. Otherwise, it is only guesswork. You might want to consult your D.N.E. or endo for some guidance.
Hope that helps.
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.......sorry but you're talking to someone whose been T1 for over 16years.
Im new to diabetes but ive noticed after exerciseing my sugars rise but i feel like im haveing a low. Last week i tested during my pe class and was 14.6 it had jumped from 7.6. My endo told me this happens sometimes but no one knows why it does. But then again my sugars havent been totaly figured out and i can have a low 2 and a half hours after eating even if ive just been sitting.
Actually, people do know why that happens. During high-stress exercise, like running sprints or weight lifting, adrenaline and other hormones are released, which temporarily and artificially raise glucose levels. I got this out of reading The Diabetic Athlete's Handbook. http://www.shericolberg.com/diabetic-athletes-handbook.asp It helped me figure out how to prepare for my long runs, and what I need to do afterwards to control the BG spike afterwards.
Actually, people do know why that happens. During high-stress exercise, like running sprints or weight lifting, adrenaline and other hormones are released, which temporarily and artificially raise glucose levels. I got this out of reading The Diabetic Athlete's Handbook. http://www.shericolberg.com/diabetic-athletes-handbook.asp It helped me figure out how to prepare for my long runs, and what I need to do afterwards to control the BG spike afterwards.
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Thanks for posting this it will help me greatly since i want to get active like i was befor i got sick.
I have had those feelings sometimes too, just feeling obnoxiously low, yet on testing be at 108 or something like that. There were times when I would just wonder if I was in the middle of a rapid change of BG and my blood glucose was still in the process of dropping. There have been times, when my sugar is dropping and I feel that is is dropping, it can still show at a 90 or so, because it is in transit.
Even if your meter is calibrated right, they can be off. I did a comparison of the same blood sample using three different meters and they were very different in the numbers. I can't remember where I posted that. Using the One Touch Mini was the worst for my blood testing. that could be off by 15 or twenty points compared to the other two. I used the control solution, which got me slightly closer results, within the suggested numbers. What type of tester have you been using? Do you want control solution to test the tester. I can get some to you if you need it. I do hope you get it sorted out, the low feeling with handshakes is the worst.
I gotta get some solution, I just haven't been to the drug store in a while so I keep forgetting :)
It seems to have stopped though. I was at 8.6 the other day, but felt fine. I'm wondering if maybe it had something to do with having removed my birth control patch last week to allow my period to start?
Well not being a female I can't back it up. However a hormonal shift could send things loopy with ones blood sugars. If nothing else with how one feels in general. The only way you could be sure in that case is after your next period and you start the patch up again, you would have to wait until the next time you take the patch off. Don't know how long you use the patch for each time though so I could just be a clueless guy, but I am okay with that.
it's never happened before, so i'm gonna keep an eye on things til i take the patch off again(two more weeks, you keep it on for three) and see if it happens again.
Wierd stuff like that happens to me sometimes...Sometimes I'll SWEAR I'm low--jitters, irritability, even little yellow/white spots in my eyes!--but I'll test at like 250. >.< You're not a freak of nature. I guess sometimes our bodies just lie to us--or our meters. When I get an erroneous result like that, I typically test a second time--there CAN be variation from test to test. If that doesn't produce much change, I'll re-calibrate the meter with a test solution. Also, I re-use my same testing needles on occasion (what, it saves money, and it doesn't hurt >.>) so I'll be sure to swap out for a brand new one.
But you're definitely not a freak of nature, okay? I'm pretty sure that happens to all of us sometimes. *hugs*
I'm wondering if maybe it had something to do with having removed my birth control patch last week to allow my period to start?
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I had to ask my doctor about this becasue my sugars seemed to mess up more the week i stoped my birth control and she said its a posibility it can due to the hormons or something along that line. Maybe ask your endo about it next time u see them.
I'm wondering if maybe it had something to do with having removed my birth control patch last week to allow my period to start?
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I had to ask my doctor about this becasue my sugars seemed to mess up more the week i stoped my birth control and she said its a posibility it can due to the hormons or something along that line. Maybe ask your endo about it next time u see them.
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yeah my levels usually go high as well that week due to the hormones, but I've never noticed this before. if i can remember, i'm gonna ask him in june.
I'll feel low at the upper levels of low but then when I descend the symptoms change to a dullness...then I just get a little tired...I think the CNS somehow shorts out or gets busy trying to do what it can't at that point. Maybe the adrenaline levels increase such that the symptoms are "met" in the primeval sense so that the survival act can happen...I don't know. I've been there, though. What a pain it is.