A personal blood glucose meter is not accurate enough for diagnosis. For fasting hypoglycemia, you may have your blood glucose checked every few hours during a fast lasting several days. For reactive hypoglycemia, you might have a test called a mixedmeal tolerance test MMTT. For the MMTT, you first have a special drink containing protein, fats, and sugar. The drink raises your blood glucose, causing your body to make more insulin. Then your blood glucose level is checked a number of times over the next five hours.
Both tests check to see if your blood glucose levels drop too low. Your doctor might also check your blood for insulin levels or other substances. Treatment depends on the cause of your hypoglycemia. For example, if you have a tumor, you may need surgery. If medicine is causing your hypoglycemia, you need to change medicines. For immediate treatment of low blood glucose, make sure you eat or drink 15 grams carbohydrate in form of juice, glucose tablets, or hard candy. Ask your doctor or dietitian whether you need to change your diet.
Having a variety of foods, including protein meat and nonmeat , dairy foods, and high-fiber foods such as whole-grain bread, fruit, and vegetables. Some doctors recommend a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet but this type of diet has not proven to help hypoglycemia. Find-an-Endocrinologist: www. Find a registered dietitian Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics : www.
Hormone Health Network information about hypoglycemic disorders: www. Continuous glucose monitor Open pop-up dialog box Close. Continuous glucose monitor A continuous glucose monitor CGM is a device that measures your blood sugar every few minutes using a sensor inserted under the skin.
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Diabetes in women Nov. Looking for a prescription? Search now! Type your drug name. This can cause blood sugar levels to shoot way up. Using the step-wise approach of the " Rule" can help you avoid this, preventing high blood sugar levels.
Glucagon is a hormone produced in the pancreas that stimulates your liver to release stored glucose into your bloodstream when your blood sugar levels are too low.
Glucagon is used to treat someone with diabetes when their blood sugar is too low to treat using the rule.
Glucagon is available by prescription and is either injected or administered or puffed into the nostril. For those who are familiar with injectable glucagon, there are now two injectable glucagon products on the market—one that comes in a kit and one that is pre-mixed and ready to use. Speak with your doctor about whether you should buy a glucagon product, and how and when to use it. The people you are in frequent contact with for example, friends, family members and coworkers should be instructed on how to give you glucagon to treat severe hypoglycemia.
If you have needed glucagon, let your doctor know so you can discuss ways to prevent severe hypoglycemia in the future. Find products for dealing with low blood glucose. If someone is unconscious and glucagon is not available or someone does not know how to use it, call immediately. Do NOT:. Low blood sugar is common for people with type 1 diabetes and can occur in people with type 2 diabetes taking insulin or certain medications.
If you add in lows without symptoms and the ones that happen overnight, the number would likely be higher. Too much insulin is a definite cause of low blood sugar. Insulin pumps may also reduce the risk for low blood sugar. Accidentally injecting the wrong insulin type, too much insulin, or injecting directly into the muscle instead of just under the skin , can cause low blood sugar. What you eat can cause low blood sugar, including:.
Exercise has many benefits. The tricky thing for people with type 1 diabetes is that it can lower blood sugar in both the short and long-term.
Nearly half of children in a type 1 diabetes study who exercised an hour during the day experienced a low blood sugar reaction overnight. The intensity, duration and timing of exercise can all affect the risk for going low. Many people with diabetes, particularly those who use insulin, should have a medical ID with them at all times. In the event of a severe hypoglycemic episode, a car accident or other emergency, the medical ID can provide critical information about the person's health status, such as the fact that they have diabetes, whether or not they use insulin, whether they have any allergies, etc.
Emergency medical personnel are trained to look for a medical ID when they are caring for someone who can't speak for themselves. Medical IDs are usually worn as a bracelet or a necklace. Traditional IDs are etched with basic, key health information about the person, and some IDs now include compact USB drives that can carry a person's full medical record for use in an emergency.
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