Hypoglycemia? How bad is 23 on meter?!
Question:
Hypoglycemia? How bad is 23 on meter?
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2 weeks ago
I woke up this morning and it was 23 but after drinking a coke it went up to 106.
Answers:
23?? I'd probably be unconscious at that point.
That's pretty low but we all have different levels of tolerance. Some people might experience symptoms of a low when they hit 70. Others might be fine when they are at 30.
You did the right thing by getting some sugar. The trick is not to send yourself from one extreme to the other (low to high). A coke is fine for a quick boost but you will also need to eat something to keep from crashing again later.
When I have lows, I will check my sugar every hour until it has stabilized. I use a pump so it can be a real balancing act. I can stop the pump if I need to but I usually don't because that means I'm not getting any insulin and my sugar will go high. I just make sure I eat enough to treat the low but not too much where I go high.
If you have a low, make sure you recheck within 30 minutes and then every 30 minutes for an hour or so. Also, at that point, I would be taking some aspirin because lows always give me a headache.
EMT