I start shaking uncontrollably on the way up, not the way down.

[imsweetenough]

Hi there. M3 Humulin, Victoza and Libre 2 user. Having been almost permanently hyperglycaemic for around 5 years I am now on insulin. Very low sugars are new to me. What I've noticed is that my liver does the thing you'd expect from a Type 2 and it dumps a load of sugar into my system when I drop below 4.5 so I'm not really having any scary hypos (yet). But what I've also noticed is that I don't start shaking until I'm on the way back up. I feel fairly ok when I'm really low. Went to 3.4 last night and just felt a little hungry and "hangovery". But then I go back up again and I can barely pick anything up and it doesn't abate until around 8 or 9. Is that your experience? As I say, I'm new to hypo.

 

[trophywench]

Well at that level you aren't actually hypo. However because your body just isn't used to running at normal BG levels - it thinks it's too low, and as you say - attempts to correct it, itself.

It WILL get used to running lower, honest. Can't tell you how long that will be - different for every single person on the planet.

Steel yourself and do summat else when it starts, literally anything, to try and distract your brain.

 

[imsweetenough]

Well at that level you aren't actually hypo. However because your body just isn't used to running at normal BG levels - it thinks it's too low, and as you say - attempts to correct it, itself.

It WILL get used to running lower, honest. Can't tell you how long that will be - different for every single person on the planet.

Steel yourself and do summat else when it starts, literally anything, to try and distract your brain.

Thank you Jenny. 4 weeks in to insulin and I already feel better at lower BGs than I did at the beginning. Yes, I've been just cracking on because I didn't want to really hit the sugar unless I absolutely have to and I guess I'm experimenting to see how low I go before I need to intervene. And that includes eating something which ideally I'd rather avoid as I know I'll just pile the weight on.

 

[rebrascora]

My guess is that you are having a delayed response to the cortisol or adrenaline the body releases in response to the low BG which then triggers the liver. I have this sometimes where I get mild hypo symptoms, treat the hypo and as my levels start to come back up, I start to feel really bad with the heart pounding and shakes and sweating. It doesn't happen so often these days and not every time I go hypo and it doesn't totally correlate to particularly low hypos, but I am pretty sure it is related to the recovery process rather than the hypo as such.

 

[imsweetenough]

Thanks. I reckon it's the adrenaline. I always did shake like a leaf when that kicks in. Afraid of heights and couldn't go climbing because my legs tremble and buckle. Have to hide my hands and control my breathing when public speaking.