Does anyone other than me have pain when you have a low?
This evening was very painful and was much worse than having the flu. I have the usual discomfort and energy drain, confusion and slurred speech if I go too low but the pain varies. I do not experience the pain every time but when it comes on strong the only thing that stops the pain is getting back into the proper BG range (or above).
On a side note my service dog (Medical Alert) has helped me stay out of the hospital several times, however tonight he was acting a somewhat anxious.
Just curious about how common it is to experience a painful low.
Hi @Composed you mean your lows hurt? I guess everyone is different. My lows are like anxiety attacks: sweats shakes, fast heartbeat. I get numb mouth, tongue, and/or face. When I close my eyes I see greenish glowing donuts. One low I forgot who I was. I’ve only had type 1 for 45 years but I never experienced pain before. The headache after can be very painful but not typically while low or even recovering from a low. Good luck
Glenn @Composed, occasionally when my BGL drops I will feel an ache at the back of my scull, and I almost never experience “headache” under other conditions. What I mainly experience when low is blurry vision and a feeling of getting mentally stuck - most often appears as reading the same page over and over.
What do you mean by low? when your BGM/CGM reads 75?, or 45?, or “LOW”?
I wondered whether this was common or whether it is just another unusual thing to fight. I’m talking about low Blood Glucose (BG) in the range of 40 to <70 mg/dL. Typically, I do not experience any symptoms above 70 mg/dL. The pain does not happen during every low but when it does it’s worse than the flu.
A low is never enjoyable and I have experienced many of the symptoms mentioned above (sweating, shaking, numb face, and elevated heartbeat) but the symptoms often vary from one low to another. I often become very weak and start sweating, then other symptoms may start. I do not remember having blurry vision with a low BG, but I have experienced blurry vision when my BG is elevated.
Last October I was on vacation (guys trip with my sons) and the first day I had a bad low that caused me to sweat and become weak then slow thinking hit and I started slurring my speech. To an observer I could easily have been mistaken for someone that was drunk except that I did not have the ketones (nor alcohol) on my breath.
Between the four of us we were able to turn the low around rather quickly (one son ran for a Coca-Cola, another ran for a candy bar while the third watched me. Obviously, this was an undesirable experience to have on vacation especially while out of the country.
I see my Endocrinologist in a few weeks and will bring it up during my visit.
(Medical Alert) has helped me stay out of the hospital several times, however tonight he was acting a somewhat anxious.
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