I honestly don’t remember. It was months ago. I imagine I took the suggested daily dose.
62 years type 1 hand go numb at bs level of 120 or lower at nite
Add one more to tingly/numb w low BG. I believe it is neurological though it’s not all my fingers nor the same ones each time. I do have some carpal tunnel but when I was tested, the neurologist said that it might emanate from the elbow and not the wrist — diff nerves depending on whether the thumb and close fingers are numb - or the pinky side fingers - or all fingers
A neurologist could likely help pinpoint what’s up. Lots of stuff goes wonky when we are low and our brain is starved for glucose. Because lying down also changes where there is pressure against parts of our bodies, perhaps that makes a difference.
Thanks everyone for your replies. While I’m sad to learn so many others have the same issue, it’s good to know I’m not alone or imagining things. Please, everyone, take extra care to stay safe and healthy during the corona virus outbreak.
I can relate. I have a similar thing happen to me. Happened last night. My BS was 66 and I was awoken by Dexter (Dexcom G6). My hands were very itchy. this happen when I wake up low at night. I of course have a snack and scratch them until by BS comes back up. Sometimes I will wake up and my hand feels asleep. If I hang it off the side of the bed I can get some relief by must eventually hit the fridge.
I am 61 and have had it for 42 years. I can remember this happening in my 30s. I told my endo and he said it was a good indicator for me. I am otherwise pretty much unaware at this point.
I’ve bee T1 for about 44 years, and over the last few years occasionally my first two steps of the day have been painful. I never noticed any correlation with BS levels but i will now watch for it…
Yeah, I have experienced the same thing. It only lasted a week or so but I think it was early diabetic neuropathy.
Near non-diabetic BGs are the best form of treatment. Additionally, I’ve ready from several sources that alpha-lipoic-acid supplements can do alot to reverse early diabetic neuropathy.
I also sometimes have tingly fingers on waking in the morning and I assumed it was caused by restricted blood vessels and lowered blood pressure. Lower blood pressure at night is normal for everyone. Lower blood glucose would logically make it worse. I’ve been T1 for 46y and am 81yo. I just give my hands a good shake and it’s gone.
Thanks for all your replies to my message. It is amazing to me that so many people have some form of this symptom, yet my excellent doctor, a major part of JDRF, seemed NOT to know about it. I can tell you my issue is definitely circulatory, as there is no itching, but severe numbness. A couple of minutes of good shaking fixes it. Sometimes it is VERY PAINFUL, and sometimes just slight tingling.
Interesting to note, this morning I had very slight tingling and though my cgm said I was 92, my BS tested at 68. I only have this numbness when my BS is below +/- 120, usually the lower, the more severe the pain However, there was no sudden dip in the BS - just a very slow downward curve over several hours during the night (charted on my cgm) - so perhaps the speed at which my BS drops affects the intensity of the numbness??? I will follow this idea and let you know.
Everyone please stay safe and healthy during the Coronavirus.
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Terri @TJC, I suspect that your doctor might be really “top Notch” in her/his ability to assist PWD live full, productive, and fulfilling lives. But like most doctors giving us guiding assistance, your doctor has not yet lived one day with her/his own diabetes. This fact was brought front & center to me a dozen years ago when the endocrinologist with whom I was consulting, said by many other doctors to be the very best in the field of diabetes, suffered a significant trauma that initiated his entry into the personal life of TypeOneDiabetes. At my first visit after his return to practice, he said something like this to me, “… now I understand what you have been trying to teach me about diabetes all these years”. That doctor was professor of endocrinology at the university medical college.
Terri, I can further narrow down occasions when I experience what you described in your initial post.
"… I began having a very unusual reaction to low blood sugars. This happens ONLY when sleeping at night. In the early mornings, while still asleep. if my BS is about 100 or below, my hands will PAINFULLY tingle. Sometimes only one hand, sometimes both hands. ".
My occurrences of this appear to also coincide with a “low” I experienced the prior evening following what I referred to as my “delayed hypo” that happens even after a large supper four to six hours after afternoon extended exercise.
Hi Terri
I too have this at times and yes it is at night and it is my low BG signal to myself. My sensor is usually reading with the downward arrow too. I have found that the small hand / wrist braces help. You might not have carpal tunnel but that nerve is irritated with the low glucose.
It happens more on the right hand than the left. I am right handed.
It really can be quite painful. I usually get up and let my arm dangle for a bit , have a glass of milk or a yogurt and it will usually dissipate.
It seems to come in batches and then disappears for awhile.
I too am over 60 and have had diabetes for 50 years, wear a pump for the past 22 years and been on a Dexcom for a year.
Anne