low blood sugar

I am a recent Type 1 diagnosis and in the Honeymoon Period. I currently take no Bolus or Basal injections and experience very few highs (>10). The downside is that I keep going low (<3.9) even when I have been at 9.0+. If I exercise to any extent it accelerates the drop and I can end up in a...

Hi everyone. I hope this message finds you all well. My name's Ryan, I'm a 37 year old male, and I've been living with type 1 diabetes since I was 9 years old. I live in North Manchester (Middleton specifically), and while I've been managing my condition relatively well, I've encountered some...

My father developed T1D 8 years ago in his early 60s. Doctors never found what triggered it. For the past couple of years he's had worsening night sweats and weight loss. Doctors have been testing for cancers including lymphoma, but is this actually just poor diabetes management? He's always...

Hi all, Just to warn you, there's lots of questions in this post ! I'm curious to know what more seasoned diabetics on insulin would have done in the following situation. Today as I sat down for lunch my FreeStyle Libre read as 5.3 and my finger prick read as 5.6. Around five minutes into my...

Hi Everyone, I'm new here but not new to diabetes! I'm Ivy, 29 years old and type 1 diabetic for 22 years. I have always had relatively well managed diabetes and not had any issues, however, over the last few years this has all seemed to go downhill and to be honest I am really struggling with...

Hi. I am a Type 1 diabetic and have been for around 22 years. I have recently gone onto the Libre 2 system, but wasn't a fan of the alarm signals, so I made my own and I'm sharing them with you to use on your device/phone. I tried to attach to this message but the forum does not allow. THE...

Hi, I've been diagnosed T2 for just under a week. I think I've been doing well. One portion of carbs a day e.g. a small jacket potato, no processed sugars, lots of veggies, fruit and protein and I've been feeling so much better until today. I woke up late today and found myself really shakey...

hi i’d love to lower my carb intake but my blood sugar dips at meal times and I feel I need carbs to keep going. If I go an hour beyond my usual meal time I can feel really ill. Shaky , sweating and faint. I’m not on any medication as after dieting and loosing several stone I’ve kicked it into...

hi have a concern my bloods have been pretty irratic over the last few weeks ( had numerous physical issues as well as increased anxiety and panic episodes ) the past few pre lunch readings have been low is in the 2s - 3s without any warning of side effects . I am not sure my insulin is being...

Hi everyone, My 3.5 year old daughter has constant low blood sugar, ranging from 1.9mmol/L (fasting) to 4.4mmol/L (after meal). She can show symptoms of hypoglycaemia in the morning, including a couple of scary episodes. I have taken her to the doctors 3 times but they dismiss us every time...

Hi forum I was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (great surprise for ur 21st) anyway straight to the point I was feeling a little different earlier so I checked my glucose I was 4.4 and I know that's low so I had a few "fast acting" glucose tablets then some cereal (by the time I finished...

Just passing through to say hello, and wish everyone a good day! Having a little hypo as we speak, have treated with dextros tablets and will retest in 20 minutes. QUESTION: What's your go-to hypo treatment? Do you go for practicality, or use it to have a tasty treat? :) xxx

I have had diabetes for over 20 years and I have had 1000s of low blood sugar spells, yet lately I have had some when sleeping that has been some super bad ones.. I wake up having peed on myself, sometimes vomiting, yet the worst is what I told the doctor today at urgent care, is I'm not able to...

Hi, I'm currently at university and we have been set a task to come up with a new and innovative product, our product is a sportswear item like a bra or vest that would have technology integrated in it that would test sweat and alarm the wearer when their blood sugars are getting too low. I am...