[Diabetes-talk] Today...

Eileen Scrivani etscrivani at verizon.net
Wed Jan 28 14:36:51 UTC 2009 

Mike:

The symptoms can change over time.  When I was younger, like you I would get 
a cold sweat & the shakes which made it very easy to know that my levels 
were dropping.  Now, after having had the disease 40 years, I no longer  get 
symptoms that are easy to distinguish.  So bottom line is not almost 
everyone gets the sweats & shakes.

Now, my  blood pressure does change (can feel my heart racing) and almost 
feel as though I'm having an anxiety attack ... not very pleasant and I have 
to be more in-tune to these more subtle changes because once I do realize 
them I am very low.

I have heard that this is common to diabetics that have had it for a long 
time.

Eileen


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 10:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Today...


> The symptoms of hypoglycemia are about as individual as the diabetics 
> having the hypos. Ed's article points out the common elements. I've never 
> gone so low as to lose the ability to think and act. But the first symptom 
> for me is a sudden and massive cold sweat all over my body but especially 
> on my head (moisture from the bald spot evaporates nicely!). I also have 
> some difficulty swallowing but can still do it and eat.
>
> I know of one person whose nose goes numb. And nearly everyone gets the 
> shakes. I haven't had many nighttime lows but think I had one once; I 
> dreamed I was part of the crew of a World War II bomber over Europe during 
> the run-in to the target and we ran into a whole mess of German fighters 
> which shot us up pretty badly, shredding some of the bomber's control 
> surfaces, causing the plane to go through a vertical loop and flip on its 
> back. That's when I think I must have had a bit of a low. No headache or 
> tiredness next morning, though.
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Diane" <dianefilipe at peoplepc.com>
> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Tuesday, Jan 27, 2009 19:23:44
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Td...
>
>>
>>
>> Many people have asked me what it feels like to have low blood sugars, 
>> and
>> the only way I can describe it is, it is like having the wind knocked out 
>> of
>> you.  I always feel it first in my mouth, but I can't remember now where.
>> If I am low, and already sweaty but able to start the glucose tablets, I
>> just put my head under my covers and ride it out (I have most of my lows 
>> at
>> night).
>> I have heard of people being arrested, the officer thinking they are 
>> drunk,
>> when  they are really having low sugars.  I guess that's how I act.
>> Di
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "catdancing" <catdancing at sbcglobal.net>
>> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 7:49 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Td...
>>
>>
>> >i know what u mean by feeling super foolish after an insulin reaction. i
>> >always tell myself i'll catch it next time but so far i haven't  i think
>> >after being diabetic over 40 years living alone is not a good idea and
>> >insulin is a very harsh drug.
>> > Debbie
>> > ----- Original Message ----- 
>> > From: "The Jacobs' Family" <bandbjacobs at verizon.net>
>> > To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> > Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 9:17 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Td...
>> >
>> >
>> >ar Hi There Ladies:
>> >ar
>> >ar I feel the same way.  B...Gotta watch it.  I feel wiped out when the
>> >ar sugar is really high too.  When I hit 70ish, I feel tired, cold, and
>> >ar usually by then, I'm dropping.  So it isn't long before I begin to 
>> >have
>> >ar trouble with my balance-comlightheaded.  As I continue to drop, my 
>> >tongue
>> >ar begins to tingle, my nose, my lips, my throat, and even the roots of 
>> >my
>> >ar hair.  There was one time I was taken to the hospital-comsomewhere 
>> >down in
>> >ar the lower 40's, When Bill came from work to get me at the hospital 
>> >after
>> >ar I'd been taken in, he was rubbing my hair and I had to tell him to 
>> >stop
>> >ar because my head was tingly. It was really strange.It's really weird.
>> >ar When I get real bad, I almost feel like my soul has left my body and 
>> >it's
>> >ar observing everything that's happening to me from the outside.  That's 
>> >the
>> >ar only way I can explain it.  When I get much below that, I usually 
>> >don't
>> >ar remember, or maybe I remember bits and pieces...Nothing clearly...
>> >ar Scary!!!  My husband tells me I usually cry uncontrollably too, 
>> >although
>> >ar I don't even remember that most of the time.  I feel super foolish 
>> >and
>> >ar just can't stand it!
>> >ar
>> >ar Bern
>> >ar ----- Original Message ----- 
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>> >>> Message: 1
>> >>> Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 20:58:56 com0700
>> >>> From: "dmgina" <dmgina at qwest.net>
>> >>> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] today
>> >>> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
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>> >>>
>> >>> For lunch I had a tuna melt.
>> >>> Was plum good.
>> >>> Went to the grocery store while there, I started feeling funny.
>> >>> Never thinking of it being my sugars, we came home put items away and 
>> >>> I
>> >>> felt
>> >>> so tired.
>> >>> Like I lost all of my energy.
>> >>> Now it was nine degrees out, and we got a ride to the store.
>> >>> When I took my sugars around dinner time, it was seventy.
>> >>> I felt tired and no energy at all.
>> >>> I had some fruit before dinner.
>> >>> I have missed it and got some.
>> >>> When I took my sugars two hours after eating it said one twenty.
>> >>> So I had a peanut butter sandwich.
>> >>> Half one slice of bread.
>> >>> How do you folks feel when you are low.
>> >>> I am hoping I will be a bit higher tomorrow.
>> >>> I got some yogurt to make a shake, but I get cold so don't know if I 
>> >>> can
>> >>> do
>> >>> that or not.
>> >>> do any of you make hot drinks in your blender that are good?
>> >>> thanks,
>> >>>
>> >>> -comDar
>> >>> www.mypowermall.com/biz/home/5779
>> >>> Every saint has a past
>> >>> every sinner has a future
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
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>> >>> ------------------------------
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>> >>> Message: 2
>> >>> Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 23:44:27 com0500
>> >>> From: "Eileen Scrivani" <etscrivani at verizon.net>
>> >>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] today
>> >>> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> >>> Message-ID: <0F6D1A425DDC4F25803BF189D8A0F565 at eileenPC>
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>> >>>
>> >>> Dar:
>> >>>
>> >>> When my blood sugars run low like 70 I am left feeling totally whiped
>> >>> out
>> >>> and exhausted.  I believe that its due to the fact that the body
>> >>> releases, I
>> >>> think, adrenalin and it leaves people feeling tired.  I'm drawing a
>> >>> blank on
>> >>> exactly what gets released and can't think of the exact thing right 
>> >>> now.
>> >>> It
>> >>> may be adrenalin or something else.
>> >>>
>> >>> Eileen
>> >>>
>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> >>> From: "dmgina" <dmgina at qwest.net>
>> >>> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> >>> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 10:58 PM
>> >>> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] today
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>> For lunch I had a tuna melt.
>> >>>> Was plum good.
>> >>>> Went to the grocery store while there, I started feeling funny.
>> >>>> Never thinking of it being my sugars, we came home put items away 
>> >>>> and I
>> >>>> felt so tired.
>> >>>> Like I lost all of my energy.
>> >>>> Now it was nine degrees out, and we got a ride to the store.
>> >>>> When I took my sugars around dinner time, it was seventy.
>> >>>> I felt tired and no energy at all.
>> >>>> I had some fruit before dinner.
>> >>>> I have missed it and got some.
>> >>>> When I took my sugars two hours after eating it said one twenty.
>> >>>> So I had a peanut butter sandwich.
>> >>>> Half one slice of bread.
>> >>>> How do you folks feel when you are low.
>> >>>> I am hoping I will be a bit higher tomorrow.
>> >>>> I got some yogurt to make a shake, but I get cold so don't know if I
>> >>>> can
>> >>>> do that or not.
>> >>>> do any of you make hot drinks in your blender that are good?
>> >>>> thanks,
>> >>>>
>> >>>> -comDar
>> >>>> www.mypowermall.com/biz/home/5779
>> >>>> Every saint has a past
>> >>>> every sinner has a future
>> >>>>
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>> >>> Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 08:28:50 com0700
>> >>> From: "dmgina" <dmgina at qwest.net>
>> >>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] today
>> >>> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
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>> >>> Ok I am pleased the same feelings happen to you.
>> >>> The next time I feel tired I will try to remember it is the sugars 
>> >>> going
>> >>> the
>> >>> wrong direction.
>> >>>
>> >>> -comDar
>> >>> www.mypowermall.com/biz/home/5779
>> >>> Every saint has a past
>> >>> every sinner has a future
>> >>>
>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> >>> From: "Eileen Scrivani" <etscrivani at verizon.net>
>> >>> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> >>> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 9:44 PM
>> >>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] today
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>> Dar:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> When my blood sugars run low like 70 I am left feeling totally 
>> >>>> whiped
>> >>>> out
>> >>>> and exhausted.  I believe that its due to the fact that the body
>> >>>> releases,
>> >>>> I think, adrenalin and it leaves people feeling tired.  I'm drawing 
>> >>>> a
>> >>>> blank on exactly what gets released and can't think of the exact 
>> >>>> thing
>> >>>> right now.  It may be adrenalin or something else.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Eileen
>> >>>>
>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> >>>> From: "dmgina" <dmgina at qwest.net>
>> >>>> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> >>>> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 10:58 PM
>> >>>> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] today
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> For lunch I had a tuna melt.
>> >>>>> Was plum good.
>> >>>>> Went to the grocery store while there, I started feeling funny.
>> >>>>> Never thinking of it being my sugars, we came home put items away 
>> >>>>> and
>> >>>>> I
>> >>>>> felt so tired.
>> >>>>> Like I lost all of my energy.
>> >>>>> Now it was nine degrees out, and we got a ride to the store.
>> >>>>> When I took my sugars around dinner time, it was seventy.
>> >>>>> I felt tired and no energy at all.
>> >>>>> I had some fruit before dinner.
>> >>>>> I have missed it and got some.
>> >>>>> When I took my sugars two hours after eating it said one twenty.
>> >>>>> So I had a peanut butter sandwich.
>> >>>>> Half one slice of bread.
>> >>>>> How do you folks feel when you are low.
>> >>>>> I am hoping I will be a bit higher tomorrow.
>> >>>>> I got some yogurt to make a shake, but I get cold so don't know if 
>> >>>>> I
>> >>>>> can
>> >>>>> do that or not.
>> >>>>> do any of you make hot drinks in your blender that are good?
>> >>>>> thanks,
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> -comDar
>> >>>>> www.mypowermall.com/biz/home/5779
>> >>>>> Every saint has a past
>> >>>>> every sinner has a future
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
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