[Diabetes-talk] blood sugar swings

[Lynn Baillif]

Hi Alan,
yes, you can have symptoms similar to low blood sugar even when your sugar is not technically low.  This can happen if your blood sugar is falling rapidly.  It can also happen if your blood sugar typically runs quite high (for example in the 200s) and you have dropped much lower (say near 100).  The best thing to do, is to check your blood sugar whenever you feel "strange", and if you are not low, keep checking every 15 minutes to see if it is changing.  Have some carbs if you are continuing to drop quickly, or if the symptoms are quite bothersome.  
 
If this continues to be a problem for you, you might want to check your blood sugar more often throughout the day in order to identify the cause.  
Hope that helps.
Best of luck.
Lynn
 
 
 
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:07:44 -0600
From: "Alan Wheeler" <awheeler65 at windstream.net>
To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Blood sugar swings.
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Hi folks,
I know it's been a while since I've been on here. Just a lot going on.

So, here's my question. This morning when I tested, it was up around
150-160. Now about 20 minutes ago, it was at 111. Would this kind of drop
leave a person feeling tired and draggy? Not used to thinking about it.
Would sort of just test in the morning and go on with my day, but it's been
a real Monday, so when I felt lethargic a while ago, I thought I had better
test again. Any thoughts?

Alan