Type 1 Diabetes: Low Blood Sugar Coma

Type 1 Diabetes visualization of a low blood sugar coma. Whatever diabetes type, you can get low blood sugar at night and you wake up and everything is a blur and confusing.


I based this on my own experiences of low blood sugar. When I get really low all lights start to get halos and things no longer make sense. It's like those mornings where you are still half asleep but in this instance the adrenaline is blaring telling you that if you want to die all you have to do is nothing. I would recommend for all type one diabetics or users of insulin and insulin raising drugs to keep glucose tabs next to your bedside. I have mine there a long with a year old sugar soda I haven't used yet.

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[AllCeylon]

Fu*k you asshole,,,

i searched youtube because my mother just had a low blood sugar state and she was struggling to talk and she is now at the hospital. her blood sugar level was 40 an hour ago.

if you dont have anything to do. just die yourself. you might be a fool. but u dont have to show it to the world.

[zentalklaugh]

@AllCeylon A couple of things to be aware of that can cause crashes in sugar. Alcohol on an empty stomach. When on humalog, at two hours and four hours after taking it will be your lowest points. So if your sugar is normal less than 90 minutes after taking some, then you will get low sugar. Exercise makes your insulin work 30% more efficient or better. Again on the 2/4 hour peaks, schedule your exercise around this.

[flyingbanapple]

What's the lowest anyone has been? I've been 1.6 a few times but never lower

[zentalklaugh]

@flyingbanapple I once had my doctor call me to see if I was still alive, because I was 32 (1.76) when I had done a fasting blood lab. I'm not sure I ever remember measuring 1.6. The scariest is when you feel the fainting coming on and then you realize what's happening and have a full blown panic attack.

[zentalklaugh]

@kkkkhaledddd I used to keep my monitor in the fridge cuz I was afraid if I kept it separate from my insulin I'd lose it.

[zentalklaugh]

@AllCeylon I hope she's feeling better and that you now know to not search YouTube an hour after you should've called 911. Stock up on glucose tablets and get a glucagon shot for if she ever becomes unconscious. I never go anywhere without having sugar close at hand. I regularly crash while working on film productions.

[Denedil]

@flyingbanapple 22. AFTER I drunk half a 2-liter of regular pepsi. Was shaking bad (seizure, but kept standing)

[13kimkimkim13]

hey i am type 1 diabetic i mostly have juices in every room in my house! it got so bad that i couldnt not feel then anymore... now right i feeling better... nice vid thats how i feel in low sugars level....

[kkkkhaledddd]

@aLLthEworKS2dAy the monitor? ive never heard of anyone ever doing that.. why would it ever need to be cooled? im not talking about the medicine

[aLLthEworKS2dAy]

@kkkkhaledddd

well its supposed 2 be in the fridge to keep it cool