You are a life saver. This one video has given me more information and support on what I'm dealing with than ANY of my doctors have. I'm so sick and tired of doctors not listening and basically shrugging things off or treating me like I'm exaggerating. This video perfectly explained and answered my questions and concerns. Thank you!
Thanks for this video. I was 77 today and my normal is 2 to 3 hundred and I felt terrible. This has given me the motivation to not over do the sugar trying to get back to my normal crappy feeling. I will wait it out.
My dad just had a issue like this morning. This helped us both understand it better. Thankfully he didn't jump down the sugar train. He was safe and waited.
Same with me mine is like at 105 which isn’t to low after eating and I feel terrible and sometimes it will go down to 82 and that’s when I can barely talk or anything like I don’t want to move and I’m so anxious it sucks hopefully you will find a solution
@@janellcampbell2975 I said screw it and went to both my primary care doctor who put me on buspirone and ssri and my endocrinologist put me on cgm. I'm doing much better now😊
So happy I decided to do a sugar free candy when this happened and low carb vegan oat cookie with zero sugar. Next time I will wait it out and I’m grateful for the huge difference in my sugar levels verses my diagnose 3 weeks ago. I am already showing huge progress and I look forward to staying this course while reversing diabetes for good 🙌🏽💪🏽🙏🏽
Thank you, I just experienced this bs was at 80 been steady all day then got blurry vision felt confused and disoriented, it felt like my bs was in the 50's but it read 82 my first go to was eat something and ended up eating a orange and a granola bar 15 min later it shot up to 107 and i could not understand what was happening to me so I am pleased to have seen this video it shed some light on this.
O k from personal experience that i've dealt with with my own body. Had normal blood sugar levels and had hypoglycemic attacks. What I found out is it's not so much the blood sugar in the bloodstream. Its the cells have become insulin resistance so your body doesn't absorb. Then it might take Refine carbohydrates to drive the blood sugar high enough to get it into the cells. So your blood sugar will be high in the bloodstream. But it will be enough to drive it into the cells with the insulin resistance. The fix is to eliminate carbohydrit's and to eat moderate protein with natural fats like butter and eggs or fish. You can't just Go cold Turkey on the carbohydrates. Or it will give you hypoglycemic or put your body into shock. You're going through a withdrawal. You may Have to taper off slowly and that it's gonna be a rough ten days at least. Remember to keep your electrolytes balanced like potassium and magnesium with plenty of water and salt, preferably manual salt. You're going to basically be going into a Form of keto and carnivore diet. If you do it correctly and be disciplined, you can make it work really well, but you cannot be Lazy or it will not work the most optimal. Hopefully this will help somebody struggling with Insulin resistance or hypoglycemic non diabetic or Prediabetes.
One of my mother's sisters also had hypoglycemia and then she had anxiety and depression just like fear after several days. She is also having some incorrect hypoglycemic symptoms (fall slows as mentioned in the video) even if her blood sugar is normal now. Natural bee honey helps her a lot to manage her anxiety, depression and fear specially raising at night. I gave 1tsp of bee honey evening and night. I thought this comment would be helpful to anyone who is looking for an immediate response for anxiety and depression specially that can occur after hypoglycemic episodes.
Get yourselves a Blood Pressure Monitor, learn to use it (because) the High/LOW Blood Pressure shakes/symptoms are the same as the shakes/symptoms for Low Blood Sugar (for me). Also, if you find yourself getting cold/chilled/even freezing shakes, it can be bc of low/high blood pressure. So, dont cheat yourselves out of some learning. Go get yourself a Blood Pressure Monitor. Just last week my sugar went down to 48. My bp went down to 70. Without my monitor, I never would have known. It's a great tool to have on hand. As far as blood glucose/sugar, I am poking 11-15 times a day trying to balance, and I just cant do it anymore. Sometimes I am poking 3 times just to get a drop of blood for the test strip.
The guy is spot on about treating it with a half a sandwich with protein and fat. When my husband was working, I packed him peanut butter and cheese crackers, small cans of juice or for a more serious drop glucose tablets. Always carry a little kit consisting of snacks such as these. Even at 84 you're still ok unless it continues to drop rapidly
That's how I feel, especially since I'm on a diet. but when I drink sweets, I suddenly feel back to normal. I'm just going to eat carbs and protein and fiber. Thanks for the explanation. great help for someone with such a disease like me.
About 2 and half a months ago I started Keto and intermittent fasting. My blood glucose dropped significantly but I has those hypoglycemia symptoms 2 or 3 times a week with normal glucose measurement. VERY Bad - fainted. My doctor could not provide me any good advice. Thanks to your video. I have made very good progress, from 2 or 3 times a week to once a week or 10 days with less severity. By today I have not had such incidents it symptoms for 20 days. Really appreciate your videos to help and guide me go through difficult times.
I have had false lows for years. I did not know they were false. I ate candy and it made me feel better. At the time I was testing very infrequently. I have D2 and did not think I had a large range of variation. In the past couple of years I also contracted vestibular migraine condition, which I felt very unsteady and like I was going to fall. I am getting treatment for that condition, which also feels like hypoglycemia. Recently I got a prescription for a continuous monitoring device. That has helped me to sort out if if have a diabetes issue or a migraine issue. This video was really helpful as to the cause of my not feeling well associated with diabetes.
After going to appointments for 2 month's, I may have just found what ive been experiencing since discovering I'm pre diabetic and starting a low carb diet. Thanks for the video, and a fellow picker! Love the guitars in the back! I call that a doubler!
I just had a false hypo this evening. I called my husband. He brought my glucose monitor (I normally don’t carry it because the only problem is have is with spikes). However, I’ve been watching these spikes and eating low carb to keep them at bay. My glucose was only at 90, but I was definitely having symptoms and could not drive. We ended up having to pay $50 to the garage. I can’t wait for this to go away. It feels so awful.
This is really helpful-- I'm finding that any time my blood sugar lowers by 20 points inside of 2 hours, I have episodes like this-- no matter if I started at 253 or 115. Hopefully it's just an adjustment period!
Recently I went from 295 to 123 ( lowest so far ) and having many “ hypoglycemic “ episodes..😢 your body getting use to new low level symptoms makes most sense!! Hopefully adjustment phase doesn’t last long !!
I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH for this video. I had no idea what was happening or why I was feeling so badly with a normal BG level. This makes so much sense. The low feeling is so terrible but this video is comforting as I try to get my sugars back to a normal range
I’m having severe hypo symptoms right now and I’m only at 93. When I was young I would frequently pass out due to hypo. Now I’m old and my sugars are getting high enough to be bordering prediabetes. Now I feel fine at 111 but feel woozy at 93. Ugh.
@@sugarhighchannel Until I saw your video, I have hated every single doctor in the world, you are the exception, thank you for explaining the false lows.
Thank you for this. I suffer through these false lows nearly every day, especially after breakfast. I'm usually forced to eat lunch sooner than what I planned, but it beats feeling lousy for hours. I've been like this for the last two months when I dipped back down to an A1c around 5 after being very high initially. Seems like it'll take a while to feel somewhat normal again. Sorry, body!
I recently lost about 40lbs over 6 months and have these false lows daily (with checking blood sugar). I don't have diabetes but really appreciate this video. Have you ever seen something like that? Where rapid weight loss can cause it and will my body eventually get used to it? It's been 2 months of these symptoms and now my weight has stabilized.
I am kind of having the same thing. I've lost 35 lbs. over six months and my symptoms have been going on for all six months. My doctor believes that my thyroid and adrenals are fatigued. I am just not beginning to realize that my symptoms are shakiness, brain fog and all the other classics are due to my blood sure being low. Anybody have thoughts?
You have to exercise for ten minutes every time it happens. It goes away if you exercise. I had the same problems , it went away 3 months ago. Keeps exercising, buy an exercise bike .
I've felt low when sugar was high.. now I've just been all over the place with highs and lows.. it's driving me crazy. I have the medtronic cgm but I'm constantly checking my sugars. I just started eating carbs...I hadn't eaten them for years.. I actually have an appointment with mastering diabetes wed to see if they can help.
I get these symptoms once hit 94 or below....I've always wanted to wait it out as you stated but it's very scary and uncomfortable. I always think im going to have a seizure or pass out. How long would it take approximately for oue bodies to get use to the new level i wonder?
That’s what I want to know as well. I feel like heaps trembly like I’m about to have a seizure too! Do we just ignore it or eat something? That’s what I need to know! I did a big clean up in my home and I started shaking so I drank juice and had some chocolate while I was drinking the juice my sugar was 5 (Australian reading) so it was normal. Apparently under 4 is true hypoglycaemia but I was normal and I’ve had this for over 15 yrs on and off. Was gone for 10 months and it came back again. So annoying!!! Just want to live a normal life 😢
@@War_Princess ok so I've figured it out......I did ALOT of digging and I came across a post on reddit. It stated that because your insulin is normal and you get these symptoms. Assuming you don't have any other major issues, to wait it out. I know it sounds crazy, for example sit down and wait it out for like 10-15mins. If you're not hungry and you get these symptoms like 2 to 3 hrs later that's not hunger. It's your bodies flight or fight because its used to snacking. So again wait it out you're going to go through different type of symptoms but just breath it out. Have a snack by you, but DON'T give in. Once the 10-15mins passes do it again. This is called exposure therapy. You won't pass out if your blood sugar is normal. It just feels that way. I went through this for about a few days and believe it or not its gotten SOOOOO much better! My body started getting a bit sweaty, shortness of breath, headache/body ache, etc. Its almost like an addict getting withdrawals because u always fed it sugar. But you have to really go through the symptoms. Again make sure its not hunger symptoms, mine usual started by the 3rd hour and I was not hungry. Hopes this helps!
Makes sense!! It’s funny because I don’t know anyone else that has it besides myself that’s why it’s a little sketchy for me. Thanks so much for the tips! I am going to see a endo specialist as well just to double check. Thanks for all the info appreciate you ❤️
@@War_Princess definitely better safe to get extra checkups to cross off the list. You're welcome! Keep posted if you don't mind I'd love to know your journey!
@@sweetfiresroastednuts6535 for sure will keep you posted of my outcome. My appointment is in march I will for sure txt you here and let you know. Thanks again😊❤️
Hi Doc. I had an episode that I can not explain. One night I woke up shivering uncontrollably and feeling hypo. I checked my blood but it was normal for me. 130 I went to emergency the next day still felling hypo. Vomited in the waiting room. and shivering. They could not find anything wrong and later that day was feelling normal again. I had a similar episode about a year later but not as bad. I'm a type 2 for about 15 years 77 years old. I inject Trasiba insulin and my A1C is 5.5 mmol. Your talk about false lows is the first I have heard about the possible reason for my episode.
Yes, I used to get those symptoms at 100 but now I can get 80 or below before low blood sugar symptoms kick in. Another low sugar symptom, grainy vision.
Bro, i thought i was going crazy. I've seen my primary, 2 ENT, allergist, cardiologist, gastroenterologist. All told me it was anxiety. Finally 1 general practitioner told me to make a diet diary. I noticed right away that eating sugar (candy, bread, erc)made me feel better but i was like "this cant be good either". Luckly my A1C is below prediabetic, so im not diabetic. I bought CGM and it changed my life. I found out that there were specific foods that were spiking my glucose and so i was avoiding them. This is where i started to feel worse, probably because my body was used to high glucose. This video completly said the truth. When (fake) hypoglycemia hits me i used to eat high carbs, then once i used CGM i ated little carbs just to take the edge off ( its likes drugs or something). There was an episode where i was going through a fake hypoglycemia (my sugar was 110) and i was stuck in traffic on the passenger seat. I thought i was going to black out. After half an hour of this horrible feeling, it all went away like it was nothing. Poof gone. Then i actually felt hungry but no urge for sugar. Crazy how the body works. I'll be buying apples and peanut butter. Thank you for this video.
I'm T2. FYI I like kid juice boxes. When my blood sugars go up or down fast I get hungry. Usually I drink a lot of water to give my stomach something to do until the change slows down. When I first got T2 I felt lousy below 90. Now I don't get hypo symptoms until below 65. (This is not good.) I just got a cgm.
It would be really cool if you did a video on the pros and cons of multiple daily injections and insulin pumps! I'm struggling to decide whether I should jump to a pump.
Videos on insulin pumps are on the way! But, since there's no sense keeping you waiting, if I was on multiple daily injections, I'd personally much rather use a pump. Theres a lot more customizability and features that injections could never deliver. But it is a personal choice and some people prefer the injections.
I have reactive hypoglicemia and even when I check my sugar level is normal,but I got the symptoms. I can't drink any juices even homemade from healthy fruit and veg cause the hypo attack come very fast-same with salty snacks and sweet... I need to follow low GI diet to keep my blood sugar on line,but sometimes I can't eat regularly and then the hypo attack hit me-it simmilar to panic attack ,but also got hunger,headache,my hands tingling,I feel extreme fatigue
I have been having this since increasing protein. When I was first diagnosed, I was told that sometimes, the liver releases a burst of glucose to try and level out blood sugar and o CE that runs out, your blood sugar will drop if you dont eat. If this happens often, it can cause liver damage. Thoughts?
I'm not a diabetic but sometimes when I go for a walk I will sweat and feel shaky I checked my blood sugar and it's fine it's usually between 100 and 140 but I eat very little before I go for a walk it doesn't happen all the time once in a great while it can be pretty scary though.
Try protein. When I used to feel hypoglycemic a lot I would have some avacado or something. Meat etc plus what he said. I would be at 80 which is normal but I felt horrible. Now I've got pre diabetes like you do. And sometimes much higher . Be careful. Have a piece of real cheese like cheddar. Dont use sugar.
false low to me, is from caffeine addiction/crashing. when my blood sugar is actually low, i have an appetite, and i feel happy and imagine the food i want, and that is rare. I'm rarely ever actually low. These bad feelings are from caffeine + also i believe stomach acidity.
Would you consider covering insulin pumps? Particularly medtronic 670g, omnipod, and the tandem t-slim with the dexcom sensors? I'm trying to decide between them and am looking for someone with knowledge of all of these.
I have these and they are sometimes unsettling. I dropped my sugar level from 300 to levels of 100 to 130 in a year on metformin and trulicity along with losing 40 lbs. I was having sugar levels down to 83 so my Doctor gave me the ok to go off all my diabetic meds. I get false lows now that sometimes cause tremors throughout my body. Does anyone else have this level of false lows? I drink a small kids juice box and it goes away within mins.
Recently I am having what feels like hypoglycemia. Right now I'm at 152 but I have severe hunger and shakes and the panicky feeling almost as bad as all the years I had low blood sugar every day. Im pre diabetic trying to find the right things for me to get to normal without getting on metformin because I'm scared of it after things I have read and watched about metformin. I hope you are doing better. Im sorry no one answered you.
@owen v Hello, I found that cutting carbs like you are doing is the best thing to help the highs and lows. I mistakenly thought I was getting these "low" feelings from my sugars but I found that it is my lower back with herniated discs that press on nerves down there that are giving me tingling feelings. I found this out from waking up from belly sleeping with my leg bent up to my side that it went away within mins of me getting up. I get these feelings if I sit slouched or lay down in a certain way. I just got an epidural shot in my lower back last week and hoping it helps things shrink and relax so I don't get these feelings. Just keep doing what you are doing and snack every couple of hours. I keep a bag of raw almonds on me and snack on them when I feel like I am going to normal levels of day 95 to 100 glucose reading. Skippy peanut has a new Natural peanut butter with lower sodium and sugar, try taking a tablespoon of that before you go to bed.
@@RepentfollowJesus Thank you I am doing a lot better sugar wise. Cutting out Soda, white breads, beer and cakes and cookies has helped me to keep my sugars under control and I am 3 months off Metformin. Checked my sugar yesterday and it was 95 3 hours after lunch. I try to stay active and only have cake at birthday parties and if I want a treat I try to only eat sugar free sweets. Losing weight is the best thing you can do to get your sugar and body under control.
I get real lows but I'm normally high, my main issue is when I consume sugars when low it takes some time for my blood sugar to react, alternatively I can be on a high but hungry I'll check my bloods and I'll be high but I eat anyway as I know I need food and my blood sugars can actually drop 20+ mins after food.
I feel bad when my sugar level is around 85 sometimes 90 and that is not fun at all. I have been to many doctors and every time they do lab.. work they Are normal to the point that some doctors have told me that is anxiety or depressed but not answer to my health issues.
I know this the hypo video but , have been on 0.25 ozempic was bumped up to 0.5 have had 3 hypos already finding it difficult to keep my blood sugar up atm, what are your thoughts thankyou only been diagnosed since may31 with type2 diabetes
I'm glad I found this vidoe....... on my own I found that my body isn't very happy sitting at 100 I start to feel sick when it hits 90 I feel terrible it might sound stupid but I'm even fine at 101 .... what I usually do if I let it get down to 90 is I take a bite of a rice crisp and within a few minutes I'm feeling better and it only bumps my sugar up a little ..... now what I don't know is why am I all of a sudden going through this other than the diet change I did roughly 8 months ago I've only been having this problem last 4 months I went from eating 6 meals a day all super healthy and clean drinking only water for 7 straight years Now I'm eating 3-4 meals still clean and healthy and only drinking water my protein carb and fat intake is only slightly less then when I was eating 6 a day Does anyone think it could possibly be cause my body is so used to eating constantly throughout the day
I experience this between 3 and 5 AM five out of seven nights a week. I wake up angry and sweaty and with hunger pangs and trembling. It’s usually not low, in the 86 range. But, if I ignore it, it gets low. I think what I’m experiencing is the rapid descent. Best solution is a midnight snack of chips and guacamole! I go back to sleep and the symptoms don’t wake me up again.
This just happened to me, I am type 2 diabetic so I checked my sugar and it is 128 which is just fine especially being I ate a couple of hours ago but I feel like it is low. Before becoming diabetic in my 20's I suffered greatly with low blood sugar, it would get down in the 30's while in the Doctors office he would give me glucose and it still wouldn't go up.
Thank you for this video. I recently received my 2nd covid vaccine and got sick-covid symptoms for 3 days- on the 4th day I had a false low. I felt like I was having hypoglycemia and when I checked my blood sugar it was 130mg/dl, despite the number my husband gave me a cheese stick and beef stick since we didn't have anything sweet on hand at the time. After I ate it my blood sugar actually dropped to 116. I was extremely confused with these numbers associated with the symptoms I had, nothing like this had happened to me before.
I’m not feeling that sensation no more thanks god. 3 months without the sensation My eyes getting better and my diabetes is getting so better that my doctor wants to take me out of medications
I always have a togo pack of peanut butter in my car or in a ziplock bag in my laptop bag. Spending most of my life in the 300+ levels I started taking insulin and now my blood sugars are in the 100s and I started getting this feeling 2-3 times a week. 4 months later I'm only feeling this once a week or once every 2 weeks. Also one more tip is make sure you're drinking plenty of water when you feel this because there's times when I thought it was hypoglycemia and I was just dehydrated.
Oh thank you!!!! Im new to all this! Maybe im dehydrated. My sugar is 152 this minute but I feel like I did when I had episodes of hypoglycemia 30 years ago way before pre diabetes.
I have a question can you please answer it when I was 18 I went to the doctor and they said I didn’t have hypoglycemia anymore but they didn’t take no test but I was young so I believe but now as a 23-year-old. I’m starting to feel pain and my legs and then my arms and I would get that as a kid and that was a sign that my sugar was low. is it possible to grow out of hypoglycemia or do you stick with it because I’m confused? I feel like I haven’t been taking care of myself. Well I haven’t been eating healthy. I’ve been eating a lot of fake sugars and I’m natural sugars.
Omg i needed to see this my level was 88 after i started feeling shaky after i woke up which was 4th day of covid last week…i hurried up and cooked and ate a lot including sugary stuff and when it got up to 156 i was great…my normal is usually 125 to 160 which ik is high
So wait, what do you do when it's false low? I felt like this now at 133 after eating. (Not diabetic). Doesn't it mean it's not getting in our cells but remaining in our blood? Thank you!
I feel like I’ve been fighting my body since as long as I can remember. I ordered a blood sugar glucose test so I can tell myself over and over that I am fine
I get like this too its like im shaky dizzy a little and nauseous feeling as if its low, i check its 130 before a meal😂 omg i hate it!!!!!!! Ty for the info!!!!!
I keep getting low blood sugar readings with symptoms. I've tried to eat or drink 14 carb to bring it up but it stays basically low. Don't know what to do
I was recently diagnosed after 9 years, with an insulinoma. I can't keep it over 100. Usually it measures about 40. I have these symptoms everyday. Looking forward to having it removed. I finally found a Dr. that actually paid attention to ALL my symptoms.Thank you Dr Ducharme
My regular is in the 220-300 range, which I know is terrible, and I'm working to bring it down, but these false hypoattacks scare the ever-living out of me, because they normally happen when I'm driving. Any suggestions doc?
Why do I feel like this when I’m in the mid 90s? Three months ago I was in the 300s but due to low carb diet my dr took me off the meds cause I was getting readings of 78 at night
Given that getting our muscles moving makes everyone feel better and the Glycogen storage in the muscles is probably not depleted if your sugar is normal, why wouldn’t the prescription be light exercise to get the muscles moving to use the glucose you already have on board?
You are a life saver. This one video has given me more information and support on what I'm dealing with than ANY of my doctors have. I'm so sick and tired of doctors not listening and basically shrugging things off or treating me like I'm exaggerating. This video perfectly explained and answered my questions and concerns. Thank you!
Exactly!! My dr was no help
Thanks for this video. I was 77 today and my normal is 2 to 3 hundred and I felt terrible. This has given me the motivation to not over do the sugar trying to get back to my normal crappy feeling. I will wait it out.
Yes please do
My dad just had a issue like this morning. This helped us both understand it better. Thankfully he didn't jump down the sugar train. He was safe and waited.
Blowing through 20 test strips a day because of this feeling and I'm also having anxiety attacks which feel the same 😥
Same with me mine is like at 105 which isn’t to low after eating and I feel terrible and sometimes it will go down to 82 and that’s when I can barely talk or anything like I don’t want to move and I’m so anxious it sucks hopefully you will find a solution
@@braydoncooper621 thanks 😊 hope you get better also.
OMgggggggg girl me tooo !!!!
@@janellcampbell2975 I said screw it and went to both my primary care doctor who put me on buspirone and ssri and my endocrinologist put me on cgm. I'm doing much better now😊
Ok so I’m not the only one ? Are you diabetic ?
So happy I decided to do a sugar free candy when this happened and low carb vegan oat cookie with zero sugar. Next time I will wait it out and I’m grateful for the huge difference in my sugar levels verses my diagnose 3 weeks ago. I am already showing huge progress and I look forward to staying this course while reversing diabetes for good 🙌🏽💪🏽🙏🏽
Thank you, I just experienced this bs was at 80 been steady all day then got blurry vision felt confused and disoriented, it felt like my bs was in the 50's but it read 82 my first go to was eat something and ended up eating a orange and a granola bar 15 min later it shot up to 107 and i could not understand what was happening to me so I am pleased to have seen this video it shed some light on this.
Thank you for this. I've been experiencing false lows And was scared to death. Your explanation made sense. Thank you!
How do you feel ? I think I have it to !
O k from personal experience that i've dealt with with my own body. Had normal blood sugar levels and had hypoglycemic attacks. What I found out is it's not so much the blood sugar in the bloodstream. Its the cells have become insulin resistance so your body doesn't absorb. Then it might take Refine carbohydrates to drive the blood sugar high enough to get it into the cells. So your blood sugar will be high in the bloodstream. But it will be enough to drive it into the cells with the insulin resistance. The fix is to eliminate carbohydrit's and to eat moderate protein with natural fats like butter and eggs or fish. You can't just Go cold Turkey on the carbohydrates. Or it will give you hypoglycemic or put your body into shock. You're going through a withdrawal. You may Have to taper off slowly and that it's gonna be a rough ten days at least. Remember to keep your electrolytes balanced like potassium and magnesium with plenty of water and salt, preferably manual salt. You're going to basically be going into a Form of keto and carnivore diet. If you do it correctly and be disciplined, you can make it work really well, but you cannot be Lazy or it will not work the most optimal. Hopefully this will help somebody struggling with Insulin resistance or hypoglycemic non diabetic or Prediabetes.
One of my mother's sisters also had hypoglycemia and then she had anxiety and depression just like fear after several days.
She is also having some incorrect hypoglycemic symptoms (fall slows as mentioned in the video) even if her blood sugar is normal now.
Natural bee honey helps her a lot to manage her anxiety, depression and fear specially raising at night. I gave 1tsp of bee honey evening and night.
I thought this comment would be helpful to anyone who is looking for an immediate response for anxiety and depression specially that can occur after hypoglycemic episodes.
6:17 pm est, I'm a first-time user I found this helpful, thank you!
Get yourselves a Blood Pressure Monitor, learn to use it (because) the High/LOW Blood Pressure shakes/symptoms are the same as the shakes/symptoms for Low Blood Sugar (for me). Also, if you find yourself getting cold/chilled/even freezing shakes, it can be bc of low/high blood pressure. So, dont cheat yourselves out of some learning. Go get yourself a Blood Pressure Monitor. Just last week my sugar went down to 48. My bp went down to 70. Without my monitor, I never would have known. It's a great tool to have on hand. As far as blood glucose/sugar, I am poking 11-15 times a day trying to balance, and I just cant do it anymore. Sometimes I am poking 3 times just to get a drop of blood for the test strip.
For a person with anxiety that is the worst advice 😂😂 ik ik...I'm just..urggggg like a million times a day of be checking and rechecking!!! Lol
Very helpful understanding that I feel lousy at 84.
Me too
The guy is spot on about treating it with a half a sandwich with protein and fat. When my husband was working, I packed him peanut butter and cheese crackers, small cans of juice or for a more serious drop glucose tablets. Always carry a little kit consisting of snacks such as these. Even at 84 you're still ok unless it continues to drop rapidly
That's how I feel, especially since I'm on a diet. but when I drink sweets, I suddenly feel back to normal. I'm just going to eat carbs and protein and fiber. Thanks for the explanation. great help for someone with such a disease like me.
About 2 and half a months ago I started Keto and intermittent fasting. My blood glucose dropped significantly but I has those hypoglycemia symptoms 2 or 3 times a week with normal glucose measurement. VERY Bad - fainted. My doctor could not provide me any good advice. Thanks to your video. I have made very good progress, from 2 or 3 times a week to once a week or 10 days with less severity. By today I have not had such incidents it symptoms for 20 days. Really appreciate your videos to help and guide me go through difficult times.
Glad it was helpful. And congratulations on the fantastic improvements!
I have had false lows for years. I did not know they were false. I ate candy and it made me feel better. At the time I was testing very infrequently. I have D2 and did not think I had a large range of variation. In the past couple of years I also contracted vestibular migraine condition, which I felt very unsteady and like I was going to fall. I am getting treatment for that condition, which also feels like hypoglycemia.
Recently I got a prescription for a continuous monitoring device. That has helped me to sort out if if have a diabetes issue or a migraine issue.
This video was really helpful as to the cause of my not feeling well associated with diabetes.
After going to appointments for 2 month's, I may have just found what ive been experiencing since discovering I'm pre diabetic and starting a low carb diet. Thanks for the video, and a fellow picker! Love the guitars in the back! I call that a doubler!
I just had a false hypo this evening. I called my husband. He brought my glucose monitor (I normally don’t carry it because the only problem is have is with spikes). However, I’ve been watching these spikes and eating low carb to keep them at bay. My glucose was only at 90, but I was definitely having symptoms and could not drive. We ended up having to pay $50 to the garage. I can’t wait for this to go away. It feels so awful.
This is really helpful-- I'm finding that any time my blood sugar lowers by 20 points inside of 2 hours, I have episodes like this-- no matter if I started at 253 or 115. Hopefully it's just an adjustment period!
Recently I went from 295 to 123 ( lowest so far ) and having many “ hypoglycemic “ episodes..😢 your body getting use to new low level symptoms makes most sense!! Hopefully adjustment phase doesn’t last long !!
Been there,yes.
Its like ,I don't want to be low!❤
That's what I thought your body's so used to being high when your normal it doesn't know what to do so basically we just got to push through it!
@@susanmullins7713 but need to be lol it's crazy!!!
Good info to share with my diabetic son! Thanks!
I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH for this video. I had no idea what was happening or why I was feeling so badly with a normal BG level. This makes so much sense. The low feeling is so terrible but this video is comforting as I try to get my sugars back to a normal range
I’m having severe hypo symptoms right now and I’m only at 93. When I was young I would frequently pass out due to hypo. Now I’m old and my sugars are getting high enough to be bordering prediabetes. Now I feel fine at 111 but feel woozy at 93. Ugh.
same here. wonder what's going on.
But why does this happen to people who are not diabetic?
I learnt more watching this video than I have attending usless GP doctors in Australia for 20 years.
I’m sorry your GP visits have been disappointing. But I am glad this was helpful and I really appreciate your kind words.
@@sugarhighchannel Until I saw your video, I have hated every single doctor in the world, you are the exception, thank you for explaining the false lows.
Completely true, I had similar symptoms as t2 … my A1C was 12.7 I am going through difficult times to normalize my body at normal ranges
Thank you for this I thought something was truly wrong with me and after watching your video it all makes so much sense thank you thank you thank you
New subscriber here! I've had these symptoms for 6 days now. I'll update once the results of my blood work done this morning is out.
Thank you for this. I suffer through these false lows nearly every day, especially after breakfast. I'm usually forced to eat lunch sooner than what I planned, but it beats feeling lousy for hours. I've been like this for the last two months when I dipped back down to an A1c around 5 after being very high initially. Seems like it'll take a while to feel somewhat normal again. Sorry, body!
Thanks for sharing your experiences!
Omggg this is me !!!
Me too I wake up and body is shaking if my blood sugar is under 125
Did it ever get better? This is happening to me
Love this! I've been placed on insulin and I now know I'm ok when I'm drop to 100-120 and feel like I'm low.
Me too!!#
I recently lost about 40lbs over 6 months and have these false lows daily (with checking blood sugar). I don't have diabetes but really appreciate this video. Have you ever seen something like that? Where rapid weight loss can cause it and will my body eventually get used to it? It's been 2 months of these symptoms and now my weight has stabilized.
I am kind of having the same thing. I've lost 35 lbs. over six months and my symptoms have been going on for all six months. My doctor believes that my thyroid and adrenals are fatigued. I am just not beginning to realize that my symptoms are shakiness, brain fog and all the other classics are due to my blood sure being low. Anybody have thoughts?
You have to exercise for ten minutes every time it happens. It goes away if you exercise.
I had the same problems , it went away 3 months ago.
Keeps exercising, buy an exercise bike .
You are the best, was about to panic, was 103!! Sweating,
Thank you I just was wondering why I was feeling jittery
Thank you so much for thoroughly and simply explaining this.
I've felt low when sugar was high.. now I've just been all over the place with highs and lows.. it's driving me crazy. I have the medtronic cgm but I'm constantly checking my sugars. I just started eating carbs...I hadn't eaten them for years.. I actually have an appointment with mastering diabetes wed to see if they can help.
Any tips for people who are in your situation and did you fix it?
We gotta kick it out, stay in normal range and our body should fall back into normal routine
Thank you so much for this video. Really helpful.
Im currently in this situation and it feels horrible. Any other tips from people that had this?
Sure. This is insuline resistance. Read Glucose Revolution book. There you’ll find all you need to know.
I get these symptoms once hit 94 or below....I've always wanted to wait it out as you stated but it's very scary and uncomfortable. I always think im going to have a seizure or pass out. How long would it take approximately for oue bodies to get use to the new level i wonder?
That’s what I want to know as well. I feel like heaps trembly like I’m about to have a seizure too! Do we just ignore it or eat something? That’s what I need to know! I did a big clean up in my home and I started shaking so I drank juice and had some chocolate while I was drinking the juice my sugar was 5 (Australian reading) so it was normal. Apparently under 4 is true hypoglycaemia but I was normal and I’ve had this for over 15 yrs on and off. Was gone for 10 months and it came back again. So annoying!!! Just want to live a normal life 😢
@@War_Princess ok so I've figured it out......I did ALOT of digging and I came across a post on reddit. It stated that because your insulin is normal and you get these symptoms. Assuming you don't have any other major issues, to wait it out. I know it sounds crazy, for example sit down and wait it out for like 10-15mins. If you're not hungry and you get these symptoms like 2 to 3 hrs later that's not hunger. It's your bodies flight or fight because its used to snacking. So again wait it out you're going to go through different type of symptoms but just breath it out. Have a snack by you, but DON'T give in. Once the 10-15mins passes do it again. This is called exposure therapy. You won't pass out if your blood sugar is normal. It just feels that way. I went through this for about a few days and believe it or not its gotten SOOOOO much better! My body started getting a bit sweaty, shortness of breath, headache/body ache, etc. Its almost like an addict getting withdrawals because u always fed it sugar. But you have to really go through the symptoms. Again make sure its not hunger symptoms, mine usual started by the 3rd hour and I was not hungry. Hopes this helps!
Makes sense!! It’s funny because I don’t know anyone else that has it besides myself that’s why it’s a little sketchy for me. Thanks so much for the tips! I am going to see a endo specialist as well just to double check. Thanks for all the info appreciate you ❤️
@@War_Princess definitely better safe to get extra checkups to cross off the list. You're welcome! Keep posted if you don't mind I'd love to know your journey!
@@sweetfiresroastednuts6535 for sure will keep you posted of my outcome. My appointment is in march I will for sure txt you here and let you know. Thanks again😊❤️
ALL OF DAIVD'S VIDEO ARE GREAT AND EXTREMELY HELPFUL. WISH HE WAS MY DIABETIC DOCTOR
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Thata tough lol
Hi Doc. I had an episode that I can not explain. One night I woke up shivering uncontrollably and feeling hypo. I checked my blood but it was normal for me. 130 I went to emergency the next day still felling hypo. Vomited in the waiting room. and shivering. They could not find anything wrong and later that day was feelling normal again. I had a similar episode about a year later but not as bad. I'm a type 2 for about 15 years 77 years old. I inject Trasiba insulin and my A1C is 5.5 mmol. Your talk about false lows is the first I have heard about the possible reason for my episode.
So glad I found this video. I’ve been dealing with this
Thank you so much, this was very helpful!😁👍
I love your channel and I'm so glad I found it
Thank you. I am so scared right now but this helped a little x
I was looking to see if you had anything on the dawn effect?
Thanks Bob
Yes, I used to get those symptoms at 100 but now I can get 80 or below before low blood sugar symptoms kick in. Another low sugar symptom, grainy vision.
Wow really!!! How long did it take you to adjust? I’m a month in and it feels like it’ll never end 😢
Great video. Thank you🌹
Bro, i thought i was going crazy. I've seen my primary, 2 ENT, allergist, cardiologist, gastroenterologist. All told me it was anxiety. Finally 1 general practitioner told me to make a diet diary. I noticed right away that eating sugar (candy, bread, erc)made me feel better but i was like "this cant be good either". Luckly my A1C is below prediabetic, so im not diabetic. I bought CGM and it changed my life. I found out that there were specific foods that were spiking my glucose and so i was avoiding them. This is where i started to feel worse, probably because my body was used to high glucose. This video completly said the truth. When (fake) hypoglycemia hits me i used to eat high carbs, then once i used CGM i ated little carbs just to take the edge off ( its likes drugs or something). There was an episode where i was going through a fake hypoglycemia (my sugar was 110) and i was stuck in traffic on the passenger seat. I thought i was going to black out. After half an hour of this horrible feeling, it all went away like it was nothing. Poof gone. Then i actually felt hungry but no urge for sugar. Crazy how the body works. I'll be buying apples and peanut butter. Thank you for this video.
Thank you brother i needed this video
Been having alot of theese "moments" with my Libre sensor its a shitstorm if i dont got my kit with me, thank you for the videos!
Thanks for your feedback. Glad it was helpful
I'm T2. FYI I like kid juice boxes. When my blood sugars go up or down fast I get hungry. Usually I drink a lot of water to give my stomach something to do until the change slows down.
When I first got T2 I felt lousy below 90. Now I don't get hypo symptoms until below 65. (This is not good.) I just got a cgm.
You can have low blood sugar without being diabetic?
It would be really cool if you did a video on the pros and cons of multiple daily injections and insulin pumps! I'm struggling to decide whether I should jump to a pump.
Videos on insulin pumps are on the way! But, since there's no sense keeping you waiting, if I was on multiple daily injections, I'd personally much rather use a pump. Theres a lot more customizability and features that injections could never deliver. But it is a personal choice and some people prefer the injections.
@@sugarhighchannel thank you!!! I'm sure a pump will help me out!
Typically how long is this adjustment period?! 😢
I have reactive hypoglicemia and even when I check my sugar level is normal,but I got the symptoms. I can't drink any juices even homemade from healthy fruit and veg cause the hypo attack come very fast-same with salty snacks and sweet... I need to follow low GI diet to keep my blood sugar on line,but sometimes I can't eat regularly and then the hypo attack hit me-it simmilar to panic attack ,but also got hunger,headache,my hands tingling,I feel extreme fatigue
I have been having this since increasing protein. When I was first diagnosed, I was told that sometimes, the liver releases a burst of glucose to try and level out blood sugar and o CE that runs out, your blood sugar will drop if you dont eat. If this happens often, it can cause liver damage. Thoughts?
Thank you so much ❤
It makes me really happy every time i check RUclips and found a new video on your channel! Thank you doctor!
Glad you like them! (and just for transparency's sake, Im a PA). :)
Only 14k views you must be kidding !!
This video should have more views and likes than a michael Jackson video !
😳😳😳😳
I'm not a diabetic but sometimes when I go for a walk I will sweat and feel shaky I checked my blood sugar and it's fine it's usually between 100 and 140 but I eat very little before I go for a walk it doesn't happen all the time once in a great while it can be pretty scary though.
Try protein. When I used to feel hypoglycemic a lot I would have some avacado or something. Meat etc plus what he said. I would be at 80 which is normal but I felt horrible. Now I've got pre diabetes like you do. And sometimes much higher . Be careful. Have a piece of real cheese like cheddar. Dont use sugar.
You sound pre diabetic . Check with your dr.
I get false lows and i am not diabetic and my HbA1c is normal, any explanation?
Same for me! It's exhausting!
false low to me, is from caffeine addiction/crashing. when my blood sugar is actually low, i have an appetite, and i feel happy and imagine the food i want, and that is rare. I'm rarely ever actually low. These bad feelings are from caffeine + also i believe stomach acidity.
Would you consider covering insulin pumps? Particularly medtronic 670g, omnipod, and the tandem t-slim with the dexcom sensors? I'm trying to decide between them and am looking for someone with knowledge of all of these.
Absolutely! In fact, I finally managed to get a T-slim pump and I’m starting to assemble content for videos.
I have these and they are sometimes unsettling. I dropped my sugar level from 300 to levels of 100 to 130 in a year on metformin and trulicity along with losing 40 lbs. I was having sugar levels down to 83 so my Doctor gave me the ok to go off all my diabetic meds. I get false lows now that sometimes cause tremors throughout my body. Does anyone else have this level of false lows? I drink a small kids juice box and it goes away within mins.
Recently I am having what feels like hypoglycemia. Right now I'm at 152 but I have severe hunger and shakes and the panicky feeling almost as bad as all the years I had low blood sugar every day. Im pre diabetic trying to find the right things for me to get to normal without getting on metformin because I'm scared of it after things I have read and watched about metformin. I hope you are doing better. Im sorry no one answered you.
@owen v Hello, I found that cutting carbs like you are doing is the best thing to help the highs and lows. I mistakenly thought I was getting these "low" feelings from my sugars but I found that it is my lower back with herniated discs that press on nerves down there that are giving me tingling feelings. I found this out from waking up from belly sleeping with my leg bent up to my side that it went away within mins of me getting up. I get these feelings if I sit slouched or lay down in a certain way. I just got an epidural shot in my lower back last week and hoping it helps things shrink and relax so I don't get these feelings. Just keep doing what you are doing and snack every couple of hours. I keep a bag of raw almonds on me and snack on them when I feel like I am going to normal levels of day 95 to 100 glucose reading. Skippy peanut has a new Natural peanut butter with lower sodium and sugar, try taking a tablespoon of that before you go to bed.
@@RepentfollowJesus Thank you I am doing a lot better sugar wise. Cutting out Soda, white breads, beer and cakes and cookies has helped me to keep my sugars under control and I am 3 months off Metformin. Checked my sugar yesterday and it was 95 3 hours after lunch. I try to stay active and only have cake at birthday parties and if I want a treat I try to only eat sugar free sweets. Losing weight is the best thing you can do to get your sugar and body under control.
I get real lows but I'm normally high, my main issue is when I consume sugars when low it takes some time for my blood sugar to react, alternatively I can be on a high but hungry I'll check my bloods and I'll be high but I eat anyway as I know I need food and my blood sugars can actually drop 20+ mins after food.
As a diabetic, I can relate to that
I feel bad when my sugar level is around 85 sometimes 90 and that is not fun at all.
I have been to many doctors and every time they do lab.. work they Are normal to the point that some doctors have told me that is anxiety or depressed but not answer to my health issues.
I know this the hypo video but , have been on 0.25 ozempic was bumped up to 0.5 have had 3 hypos already finding it difficult to keep my blood sugar up atm, what are your thoughts thankyou only been diagnosed since may31 with type2 diabetes
I'm glad I found this vidoe....... on my own I found that my body isn't very happy sitting at 100 I start to feel sick when it hits 90 I feel terrible it might sound stupid but I'm even fine at 101 .... what I usually do if I let it get down to 90 is I take a bite of a rice crisp and within a few minutes I'm feeling better and it only bumps my sugar up a little ..... now what I don't know is why am I all of a sudden going through this other than the diet change I did roughly 8 months ago I've only been having this problem last 4 months
I went from eating 6 meals a day all super healthy and clean drinking only water for 7 straight years
Now I'm eating 3-4 meals still clean and healthy and only drinking water my protein carb and fat intake is only slightly less then when I was eating 6 a day
Does anyone think it could possibly be cause my body is so used to eating constantly throughout the day
David time for your Dexcom and other devise review
Could you do tutorials on different CGMs
This sounds like what I’ve recently read is called hypoglycemia unawareness
I think I’m a rare case to this. I wished I could find a Dr to help me live normal again.
I experience this between 3 and 5 AM five out of seven nights a week. I wake up angry and sweaty and with hunger pangs and trembling. It’s usually not low, in the 86 range. But, if I ignore it, it gets low. I think what I’m experiencing is the rapid descent. Best solution is a midnight snack of chips and guacamole! I go back to sleep and the symptoms don’t wake me up again.
This just happened to me, I am type 2 diabetic so I checked my sugar and it is 128 which is just fine especially being I ate a couple of hours ago but I feel like it is low. Before becoming diabetic in my 20's I suffered greatly with low blood sugar, it would get down in the 30's while in the Doctors office he would give me glucose and it still wouldn't go up.
That's the exact same thing happened to me every time
Thank you for this video. I recently received my 2nd covid vaccine and got sick-covid symptoms for 3 days- on the 4th day I had a false low. I felt like I was having hypoglycemia and when I checked my blood sugar it was 130mg/dl, despite the number my husband gave me a cheese stick and beef stick since we didn't have anything sweet on hand at the time. After I ate it my blood sugar actually dropped to 116. I was extremely confused with these numbers associated with the symptoms I had, nothing like this had happened to me before.
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I go through the same thing many many times every day , some times I eat more thinking sugar is low
Happens to me way too often. I hate the feeling
I’m not feeling that sensation no more thanks god.
3 months without the sensation
My eyes getting better and my diabetes is getting so better that my doctor wants to take me out of medications
I always have a togo pack of peanut butter in my car or in a ziplock bag in my laptop bag. Spending most of my life in the 300+ levels I started taking insulin and now my blood sugars are in the 100s and I started getting this feeling 2-3 times a week. 4 months later I'm only feeling this once a week or once every 2 weeks. Also one more tip is make sure you're drinking plenty of water when you feel this because there's times when I thought it was hypoglycemia and I was just dehydrated.
That's a great tip. Glad to hear they're becoming less frequent. Keep up the great work.
Oh thank you!!!! Im new to all this! Maybe im dehydrated. My sugar is 152 this minute but I feel like I did when I had episodes of hypoglycemia 30 years ago way before pre diabetes.
I have a question can you please answer it when I was 18 I went to the doctor and they said I didn’t have hypoglycemia anymore but they didn’t take no test but I was young so I believe but now as a 23-year-old. I’m starting to feel pain and my legs and then my arms and I would get that as a kid and that was a sign that my sugar was low. is it possible to grow out of hypoglycemia or do you stick with it because I’m confused? I feel like I haven’t been taking care of myself. Well I haven’t been eating healthy. I’ve been eating a lot of fake sugars and I’m natural sugars.
Omg i needed to see this my level was 88 after i started feeling shaky after i woke up which was 4th day of covid last week…i hurried up and cooked and ate a lot including sugary stuff and when it got up to 156 i was great…my normal is usually 125 to 160 which ik is high
Glad it was helpful. Thanks for sharing.
So wait, what do you do when it's false low? I felt like this now at 133 after eating. (Not diabetic). Doesn't it mean it's not getting in our cells but remaining in our blood? Thank you!
I feel like I’ve been fighting my body since as long as I can remember. I ordered a blood sugar glucose test so I can tell myself over and over that I am fine
great video
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Thank. You so much
What if you feel like this almost 24/7
That's been my problem. If I don't eat every 2 hours then I feel ill
How do you handle your low blood sugars especially at night?
I get like this too its like im shaky dizzy a little and nauseous feeling as if its low, i check its 130 before a meal😂 omg i hate it!!!!!!! Ty for the info!!!!!
I keep getting low blood sugar readings with symptoms. I've tried to eat or drink 14 carb to bring it up but it stays basically low. Don't know what to do
I was recently diagnosed after 9 years, with an insulinoma. I can't keep it over 100. Usually it measures about 40. I have these symptoms everyday. Looking forward to having it removed. I finally found a Dr. that actually paid attention to ALL my symptoms.Thank you Dr Ducharme
CGM aren’t really accurate. On my right arm shows perfect BS. But on my left it shows way high. ☹️
I do that
My regular is in the 220-300 range, which I know is terrible, and I'm working to bring it down, but these false hypoattacks scare the ever-living out of me, because they normally happen when I'm driving. Any suggestions doc?
A small pack of peanut butter crackers in the glove box might be a good option. That’ll give some carbs, protein, and fat. Good luck!!
I'm having the same problem. It's so hard to function when your shaking and hungry. Will it ever get better?
I feel like crap when i drop into the low 80s. Sweaty, irritable, shaky. Non diabetic.
Likewise. It just started happening to me. Are you diabetic? I'm not.
@@CitrusJerz I’m not. I have had a few 60s lately and that feels reslly bad.
David I'm dead with that wig 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
That’s my wife. 😉 She’s a keeper.
Why do I feel like this when I’m in the mid 90s? Three months ago I was in the 300s but due to low carb diet my dr took me off the meds cause I was getting readings of 78 at night
I am having false lows and dont know how to treat it.
Need help please.
look up sugarMD on youtube . I have the same problem , are you getting anxiety ?.
Given that getting our muscles moving makes everyone feel better and the Glycogen storage in the muscles is probably not depleted if your sugar is normal, why wouldn’t the prescription be light exercise to get the muscles moving to use the glucose you already have on board?