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Part of living with diabetes is learning to cope with some of the problems that go along with having the disease. Hypoglycemia or low blood glucose(sugar) is one of those problems. Hypoglycemia happens from time to time to everyone who has diabetes. Hypoglycemia sometimes called an insulin reaction, can happen even during those times when you’re doing all you can to manage your diabetes.

So, although many times you can’t prevent it from happening, hypoglycemia(low blood glucose) can be treated before it get worse. For this reason, it’s important to know What Hypoglycemia Is, What Symptoms Of Hypoglycemia Are, and How To Treat Hypoglycemia? The symptoms of Hypoglycemia include:

1. -shakiness
2. -dizziness
3. -sweating
4. -hunger
5. -headache
6. -pale skin color
7. -sudden moodiness or behavior changes such as crying for no apparent reason
8. -clumsy or jerky movements
9. -seizure
10. -difficulty paying attention, or confusion
11. -tingling sensations around the mouth

How Do You Know When Your Blood Glucose Is Low? Part of managing diabetes is checking blood glucose often. (Ask Your Doctor How Often Should You Check And What Range Should Your Blood Glucose Level  Be ).  The results from checking your blood will tell you when your blood glucose is low and that you need to treat it. You should check your blood glucose level according to the schedule you workout with your doctor. More importantly though, you should check your blood whenever you feel low blood glucose coming on). After you check and see that your blood glucose level is low, you should treat hypoglycemia quickly. If you feel a reaction coming on but cannot check, it’s best to treat the reaction rather than wait. Remember: this simple rule: When in doubt, treat.  How Do You Treat Hypoglycemia? The quickest way to raise your blood glucose and treat hypoglycemia is with some form of sugar such as 3 glucose tablets(which you can buy at the drugstore), 1/2 cup of fruit juice or 5-6 pieces of hard candy.  Ask your health-care professional or dietitian to list foods that you can use to treat low blood glucose.  Be sure to keep at least one type of sugar with you. Once you checked your blood glucose and treated your hypoglycemia, wait 15 to 20 minutes and check your blood glucose level again. If your blood glucose is still low and your symptoms of hypoglycemia don’t go away, repeat the treatment.  After you feel better, be sure to eat your regular meals and snacks as planned to keep your blood glucose level up. It’s important to treat hypoglycemia quickly because hypoglycemia can get worse and you could pass out. If you should pass out, you will need immediate treatment, such as an injection of glucagon or emergency treatment in a hospital. Glucagon raises blood glucose.  It is injected like insulin. Ask your doctor to prescribe it for you and tell you how to use it. You need to tell people around you(such as family members and co-workers) how and when to inject glucagon should you ever need it.

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