Low Sugar Health Feed

When you are sick, the sugar levels may fluctuate more drastically than normal times. So please consult your doctor and let the doctor examine you and see the test results (fresh reports) to assess your present condition and then adjust the medicines. Please read from the internet about hypoglycemia episodes in diabetes patients and (also about complications and it's management ). Take necessary precautions (ensure you eat properly when you take the medicines) and be prepared for such situations...more

Suggestionn Read food labels. If possible, choose low-sodium alternatives of the foods and beverages you normally buy.
Eat fewer processed foods. Only a small amount of sodium occurs naturally in foods. Most sodium is added during processing.
Don't add salt. Just 1 level teaspoon of salt has 2,300 mg of sodium. Use herbs or spices to add flavor to your food.
Ease into it. If you don't feel you can drastically reduce the sodium in your diet suddenly, cut back gradually. Your palate wi...more

Hope you have informed this to the doctor who is treating her. A thorough review during the followup - consideration of the history of events and the reports (previous and new reports) along with physical examination will help the doctor to fine-tune the treatment. Please discuss with the doctor about the precautions to be taken to avoid hypoglycemia (and if needed even adjust the dosage of the insulin or change it etc ). Learn more about hypoglycemia from the internet and educate everyone how i...more

Hypoglycemia, commonly referred to as low blood sugar is the condition of the body, when the level of blood sugar falls down below the normal level. This lead to clumsiness, feeling shaky, feeling confused, losing consciousness, serious seizure. Severe lowering of blood sugar may cause death. You are likely to feel exhausted and very hungry. The symptoms usually show quite quickly.

Hypoglycemia is commonly caused due to diabetes medicine like insulin, sulfonylureas. Starving for long ho...more

Hi, Lybrate user, Your blood sugar indicate downward tendency,
you need to go for a brisk walk instead of running in the field, please.
Tk, care.

Hypoglycemia is the disease of low sugar level in blood. It primarily occurs when the sugar level is below 4 mmol/L (72mg/dL).

What is hypoglycaemia?
It is the decrease in the blood sugar amount to a certain level. If the disease is identified at an early stage, then the treatment can make the person free of the disease quickly. It affects people having diabetes as well as arthritis, increased blood pressure, high cholesterol and many others.

Early signs of the disease
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You and ADA both are right. Blood sugar should be kept a little more than normal to avoid hypoglycemia which is tolerated less effectively by elderly.

There are numerous conditions that can arise when the body does not process the dietary glucose properly. Hypoglycemia, otherwise called as low blood sugar, is when the blood sugar level in a person s body decreases than normal value. Individuals with diabetes can get hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) when their bodies do not have enough sugar to use as fuel. It can happen for a few reasons, including diet, few medications and conditions, and exercise.

In case you get hypoglycemia, record...more

Your current reports are fine and do not require medicines. You will never have a low sugar level as long as you are not taking certain anti diabetes medicines. However, you must keep a 3 monthly check of the following tests to be done from a laboratory. Fbs, plbs, Hba1c. Presently, do continue with your efforts at maintaining normal sugar levels.

every insulin has it's time of action. for example human mustard 30/70 has 12 hrs of action or actrapid has 6-8hrs , novorapid 4 hrs humalog 4 hrs humalog mix25/75 has 12hrs lantus (glargine) has 24 hrs etc..
after it is finished then sugars will start rising again and need another shot.