Second thing I hate about low blood sugars
After it's done, and I've either completely blown it out of the water with a panic driven overeating session, or I've been able to stand my ground and treat with only as much carbs needed to get back to target, I feel downright tired. I mean, literally run over. Like, Mack Truck style.
The adrenaline flow has been cut off - the emergency is over. Time to slow things down, back to normal.
There is a literal wave of exhaustion that rushes over me. I can feel it as it envelopes me in tiredness. Crashing back down to the "non-adrenalined" state of normalcy. I just want to curl up and go to sleep. Or at least not be pressed into doing anything.
To a certain point, the degree to which I feel wiped out is proportionate to how bad the low was. When I say that though, I don't mean what the number was, or the test result, but rather the symptoms of the low. Have you ever noticed that even though the actual blood sugar value is not that low, the symptoms just kick your ass? Like a 64 might feel worse than a 46? It's not consistent though - it must depend on the scenario somehow. Maybe it has to do with how fast you are dropping.
Anyway - that's the second thing I hate about low blood sugars.
The adrenaline flow has been cut off - the emergency is over. Time to slow things down, back to normal.
There is a literal wave of exhaustion that rushes over me. I can feel it as it envelopes me in tiredness. Crashing back down to the "non-adrenalined" state of normalcy. I just want to curl up and go to sleep. Or at least not be pressed into doing anything.
To a certain point, the degree to which I feel wiped out is proportionate to how bad the low was. When I say that though, I don't mean what the number was, or the test result, but rather the symptoms of the low. Have you ever noticed that even though the actual blood sugar value is not that low, the symptoms just kick your ass? Like a 64 might feel worse than a 46? It's not consistent though - it must depend on the scenario somehow. Maybe it has to do with how fast you are dropping.
Anyway - that's the second thing I hate about low blood sugars.
posted by Scott K. Johnson | 9:45 AM
5 Comments:
That post low crash is horrible!!! Poor DH just doesn't get it. Wants to get right back to what we were doing and I'm just completely wiped, as if I'd just run a marathon.
And its soo true how some reactions just don't seem to match the #.
"Like, Mack Truck style" YES that is how I feel. In a twisted, sadistic type of way it is nice to know that other people also experience these horrible side affects of lows. I also get really, really cold. It often seems like I feel worse after a low in the 60's than say in the 40's...
i am still recovering from yesterdays ordeal. I think i was hit by the Mack truck and was dragging behind it for a few miles!
Melissa, I also get really, really cold when I have a severe low usually in the 20's or 30's. I rarely hear anyone else say they have this symptom. It is like I am freezing on the inside of my body. It can be 80 degrees outside and I get under a pile of blankets, but I cannot get warm. Does anyone else experience this?
Scott, even though I don't experience that starving feeling anymore when having a low because of my hypoglycemia unawareness, I do remember what it was like when I did. I agree with others who say you need to stay out of the kitchen. It is amazing how much food someone with type 1 can consume in a few minutes when in that state of mind.
my little girl has had type 1 for 5 years. actually yesterday was the "anniversary" of the diagnosis. worst day in my life. anyway we got a dexcom a week ago.
i love it. when we go to sleep, i know dexcom is watching over my child, ready to beep of it detects a low.
peace, out
ps: www.st911.com
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