I used to be somewhat opposed to glucose tablets. I thought that they were too expensive, didn’t go very far, and tasted horrible. In my 17 years of being Type 1 diabetic, I think that they have come a long way. If you visit your grocery pharmacy or stores like Walmart, Target, [...]
My last article spoke about what an insulin reaction, or hypoglycemia, is and how an insulin overdose can cause such a reaction. This time I am going to talk about my own tricks and rules of thumb for treating hypoglycemia.
Hypoglycemia can happen for a few different reasons, and, depending on why it happens, can [...]
If you have ever heard a diabetic say that they need some sugar, it’s probably due to an insulin overdose. All diabetics have different symptoms when they have insulin reactions, or an insulin overdose. Common symptoms of an insulin reaction include:
Shaking (almost like shivering)
Blurred vision
Sweating
Numbness in tongue or lips
Slower in processing information (almost like intoxication)
Hunger
Headache
Passing [...]