Oh Dear, Oh My

[thinoneday 445]

Please be careful about this one all. . . yesterday i was at work just caring on like normal and all of a sudden I felt very very drunk and like i was going to pass out. . . then i got so very sweaty that i literally soaked my uniform clothes. . . i don't remember much of anything after that but got home somehow, my hubbie took one look at me and right away took my blood sugar. . . 47 !!!! He said all i was doing was going in and out of conscienousness. . . after the blood sugar was stablized i tried to rethink (which is really hard to do) what i all ate over the day, plain bagel for Breakfast, 4 oz of macaroni salad for lunch, Pork rinds for snack. . . good enough for me. . . but apparently not good enough for the blood sugar. . . . be careful ya'll spread out the food and have Snacks and from now on I'm carrying a glucose drink with me just in case. . . .

[Disney 20]

Wow! Thanks for the warning! I guess you just never know. That's a good idea about carrying the glucose with you.

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,281]

Wow.. very true, with all our limited eating we really have to be mindful of what we're eating. I find the very best thing to do is to always balance out any carbs I'm eating. If I have something that's on the higher end of the carbs, I will also be sure to have some Protein with it. It usually does work to keep me from getting weird glucose spikes or drops.

xoxo

[sleeve 4 me 910]

OMGOSH! THank GOd you're alright!!!

[coops 1,790]

Hey Thin,

funny you should post this... I have been having the same thing happen to me over the last couple of weeks... not daily but weekly. In a desperate attempt to get the scale moving again, I reduced my cal intake and carb intake... I got sweaty and dizzy plus a banging headache... my dad tested my bloods and they were 4.2 which, although in the normal range, is still on the low side. I have now increased my good carbs a little... but I am still getting the headaches but these might be due to my hormones... there is just toooo much to think about ...lol x

[juliarh 35]

Good info -- I've had it happen to me a couple of times -- it's scary -- I always make sure I have some fruit juice quick at hand -- it's a good way to get in some good carbs fast -- glad you figured out what it is . . . hope you recovered quickly too!

[wishes 125]

Wow, that is horrible. I am so glad you made it home okay. Thank you for sharing your experience that is definitely something to be mindful of.

[AutumnLily 77]

Please be careful about this one all. . . yesterday i was at work just caring on like normal and all of a sudden I felt very very drunk and like i was going to pass out. . . then i got so very sweaty that i literally soaked my uniform clothes. . . i don't remember much of anything after that but got home somehow, my hubbie took one look at me and right away took my blood sugar. . . 47 !!!! He said all i was doing was going in and out of conscienousness. . . after the blood sugar was stablized i tried to rethink (which is really hard to do) what i all ate over the day, plain bagel for breakfast, 4 oz of macaroni salad for lunch, Pork rinds for snack. . . good enough for me. . . but apparently not good enough for the blood sugar. . . . be careful ya'll spread out the food and have Snacks and from now on I'm carrying a glucose drink with me just in case. . . .

Is that high or low as here in Canada we read in mmol/L and the range is 4 - 6. If its this range then its super high but I have a feeling your range is different across the boarder.

Something to be aware about that can happen. Thanks for the heads up.

[thinoneday 445]

Is that high or low as here in Canada we read in mmol/L and the range is 4 - 6. If its this range then its super high but I have a feeling your range is different across the boarder.

Something to be aware about that can happen. Thanks for the heads up.

Thank you everyone! Yes, yesterday I still felt like i had been hit by a bus, but functionable. . today i'm good. . . just please be careful. . .

autumnLily, it's 2.6 in Canada/Europe conversion. . .

[Dansha 16]

WOW. How scary. Glad you are OK now. Good info for ALL of us to remember.

Deb

[Heatherr 149]

Glad you're ok now.

Real fruit juice is a very quick and suggested way to bring blood sugar back up. You can get 4oz juice boxes that dont have to be refrigerated and would be perfect to keep in the car, at the office and at home for such events.

Also, you may consider tweaking your diet as a pp suggested. You had 2 meals in a row of nothing but carbs. That will cause an insulin spike, and with noting else to counteract the spike, your blood sugar will drop....as well as be counter productive in your weight loss efforts.

Protein first. There are reasons the doctors push this. You just experienced one of them.