GridHEALTH.id – Diabetes synonymous with high blood sugar conditions. However, people with diabetes can also experience hypoglycemia or low blood sugar levels.
Launch Diabetes.co.uk, Sunday (31/10/2021), hypoglycemia is a condition in which blood sugar levels are below 4mmol/L (72mg/dL).
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Knowing the symptoms of hypoglycemia, can help people with diabetes to immediately deal with this condition and return blood sugar levels to normal.
Signs that indicate hypoglycemia include sweating, dizziness, pale skin, fatigue, hunger, blurred vision, and loss of consciousness.
Hypoglycemia is common in people with diabetes who take insulin, but it can also occur in those who take oral diabetes medications.
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Reported from Mayo Clinic, Sunday (10/31/2021), causes of diabetics to experience hypoglycemia include too much insulin or diabetes medication, lack of food, skipping small meals (snacks), excessive physical activity without any medication adjustment, and drinking alcohol.
Low blood sugar levels can be overcome by eating foods with sugar or carbohydrates, to increase blood sugar levels quickly.
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In general, the thing that can be done to treat hypoglycemia is to consume foods or drinks with 15 grams of carbohydrates.
If so, check your blood sugar levels 15 minutes after eating or drinking sweets or carbohydrates.
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If the sugar level is still below the average, consume sweet food or drinks again, until the glucose level is successfully above 70 mg/dL.
So that hypoglycemia does not recur after the condition is better, the next thing to do is to consume main meals or snacks.
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If you normally take insulin with food, it’s not necessary if you take a side meal after low blood sugar.
However, if the food consumed is the main food, then insulin is still needed, but the dose is reduced, so that blood sugar does not rise too quickly.
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