Fourth thing I hate about low blood sugars
Interruption.
I don't care what it is you are doing, but if you have to stop to deal with a low blood sugar, you have been interrupted.
Even if I'm happily doing nothing, and get interrupted, it bothers me. What was I doing? Nothing!! But it still bothers me.
Worse though, is when I am doing something, or planning to do something.
Ellen commented on the second thing I hate about low blood sugars about how her son planned to go to karate class at 6:30. He planned early, tested his bg, ate, took less insulin all in preparation to be strong for class. Moments before they left, his bg was in the 60's and all the plans came to a crashing halt. No way to get the BG up to where it needed to be in time for the rigorous exercise he planned for. So, he treated the low and stayed home. Once again disappointed by diabetes.
This too has happened to me. I've talked before about how far in advance I need to start planning and preparing for basketball - only to have to skip it because my blood sugar is too low shortly after starting. Situations like that, there is almost no way to get ahead of the curve - to get the bg rising and still have enough energy on board to sustain the bg during the hard workout of basketball. That really bummed me out, so I was very in touch with Ellen's comment.
How about those of you who have had low blood sugars during important meetings or even interviews? I can remember posts about lows while on important phone calls as well. Or what about acting "strange" while out in public?
Yes, yes, yes and yes. I would definitely count those in the "interruptions" column.
Then there's the whole fatigue thing afterwards.
Yes, interruptions are certainly another thing I hate about low blood sugars.
I don't care what it is you are doing, but if you have to stop to deal with a low blood sugar, you have been interrupted.
Even if I'm happily doing nothing, and get interrupted, it bothers me. What was I doing? Nothing!! But it still bothers me.
Worse though, is when I am doing something, or planning to do something.
Ellen commented on the second thing I hate about low blood sugars about how her son planned to go to karate class at 6:30. He planned early, tested his bg, ate, took less insulin all in preparation to be strong for class. Moments before they left, his bg was in the 60's and all the plans came to a crashing halt. No way to get the BG up to where it needed to be in time for the rigorous exercise he planned for. So, he treated the low and stayed home. Once again disappointed by diabetes.
This too has happened to me. I've talked before about how far in advance I need to start planning and preparing for basketball - only to have to skip it because my blood sugar is too low shortly after starting. Situations like that, there is almost no way to get ahead of the curve - to get the bg rising and still have enough energy on board to sustain the bg during the hard workout of basketball. That really bummed me out, so I was very in touch with Ellen's comment.
How about those of you who have had low blood sugars during important meetings or even interviews? I can remember posts about lows while on important phone calls as well. Or what about acting "strange" while out in public?
Yes, yes, yes and yes. I would definitely count those in the "interruptions" column.
Then there's the whole fatigue thing afterwards.
Yes, interruptions are certainly another thing I hate about low blood sugars.
posted by Scott K. Johnson | 9:05 AM
5 Comments:
Scott,
Great blog topics-you could write a book- 101 things I hate about low blood sugars. (Heck,there's probably more then that)
Lows are definatly the worst thing about diabetes.
Yeah. Everything you've said - I agree with.
AMEN! Damn diabetes I always love when your ready to go and about to be on time for work and you all excited only to be low and can not drive for 20 mins this goes over well.
On Easter while everyone was gearing up to go out in the yard to hunt eggs, I checked Riley's sugar. It was 71 and his insulin from lunch hadn't even begun to peak yet. So, what is a mother to do? He's going to be running around outside for a while. Do you keep him from hunting eggs? Nope. This mother suspended his pump and ran around in the yard with him shoving lifesaver gummies in his mouth at regular intervals. What's so bad is I won't always be able to do that for him.
I really don't want diabetes to keep Riley from doing anything he wants. But, it's posts like this that remind me that it's not possible. And that just sucks.
I had a low blood sugar in the middle of the night after taking too much insulin. Anyone experience rapid heart beat, soaking wet with sweat but freezing, and my arms and legs burning. I ate four bowls of cereal, glass of juice, 2 bananas, hour later brought it up to 90. I was starting to pass out. I never want to experience it again
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