HOW TO TREAT LOW BLOOD SUGAR (AKA SAVE A DIABETIC'S LIFE)
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- Опубликовано: 21 май 2017
- If you are a diabetic or you have a family member or friend with diabetes, it is SO important to know how to properly treat a low blood sugar (hypoglycaemia). Check out this video to see the basic set of guidelines for treating diabetics' hypos. It may come in handy one day if you have a diabetic friend who needs help! DISCLAIMER: I am not a healthcare professional. This video is based off guidelines I was given from my diabetes education team. However, the content of this video should NOT be taken as medical advice. Always consult with your doctor about your own diabetes management.
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My daughter gets extreme hunger when she's low. Great video!!
Thank you!!
Kristy Marie I am the same when I’m low could at a horse lol 😂
Aw :( Best wishes to your daughter!
@@MichelleLord you are a inspiration!! I got diagnosed with T1D at 23.. Your videos have helped me alot!
I'm not diabetic but have hypoglycemia and if I don't eat regularly I start to go pretty low. In college I used to think I was panicking when my sugar would go low. Only thing helped was eating. This is helpful!
Yes, the feeling of panic goes hand in hand with hypoglycaemia! I'm glad this video can help with people who have hypoglycaemia too :)
Laura Elise same
Didn’t know non diabetics could get low bloodsugar. Did you know the actual number??
Thank You so much
My grandad is type 2 but just today he had his first ever severe attack
He was acting so
Like drunk or like a child or
Hard to describe
I called 911 because I thought he was dying
His blood sugar had dropped overnight it was down to 36
More people should know especially if they have a loved one with diabetes
So thank you
Tube of cake icing works great for me, the small 1 is compact and easy to stick in your pocket.
Really helpful video with so much clear, precise information---especially the signs of low to extreme low blood sugars. I've been there so many times. Thanks for everything you do. Tryg
I gave you a thumbs up before you said anything. Your info turned out to be good, thx.
Just helped save a person today who was a diabetic. He was laying on the ground at a dealership and his 4yr old daughter was with him helpless. Long story short we called 911 and got him help. Bless him and his daughter.
I rarely comment on youtube video but as a new diabetic your videos are so helpful to me, most of the time I have symptoms like extreme hunger, shaky and sweating. But last weekend I was checking my blood sugar before taking my meal and I was shocked because sugar level was extremely low, the reading on glucometer was 38, and I didn't feel any symptoms. since then I started to carry some hard candies to treat my hypoglycemia since due to corona I am unable to find glucose tablets.
Hello, my five year old son was diagnosed with type one diabetes 4 weeks ago. Your videos is helping me as a father very much. I’m desperately trying to accept his condition but it’s hard - he is a champ and my hero. Always the positive little fella. Anyways, thanks.
You and your son will be fine❤️. T1D is not the easiest journey, but being positive (like your son) is very helpful. I wish you all the best :)
I'm always confused and I'm pale and shaky when I'm low
Aww that is not a nice feeling at all :( !!
Happens to me too
Same here 😭
I don't have diabetes but still watching this!!!
I know what you mean about the honey. I love it but not like that. Having said that I carry a couple of sachets of honey in my hand bag that I got from the buffet breakfast table at a hotel I staying at recently. I normally use Jellybeans usually 6. And a bag of those is really cheap. The little cartons of juice are good too. Followed by a glass of milk, half an Apple or a piece of bread to prevent spiking. Or dry crackers I carry in a sealed plastic satchel if I'm out and about. Another awesome video Michelle. Love it👍
Just sitting there watching your video while drinking apple juice " A Typical Diabetic" and typing with a low is way harder than expected lol , great video dear Michelle and you look stunning ❤
Aww sorry you were low while watching! You are right, it is really hard to type while low haha! And thank you so much
God bless you... Great 👍 video
I am not diabetic but I got brain fog and food coma after lunch almost everyday. I tried eating sugary candies and even protein bars, they gave me energy for a short while and then I would crash hard. It was a never ending cycle.
I watched Dr. Jason Fung and Dr. Berry’s videos and figured it out. It was my insulin spikes caused by carbs. Knowing that my body could produce enough glucose internally, I switched to Keto and intermittent fasting. No more hypoglycemia for me!
I got out of that never ending cycle of low blood sugar and got my life back!
great video! so many people have no idea how to treat a low blood sugar when a diabetic is unconscious and can't tell you. i can't even tell you how many people have said to me "if you pass out i just have to give you insulin right?" it scares the crap out of me.
It’s important to wear those red medical bracelets when you know you are going to be in public or gone it’s what I wear. Insulin can probably kill you since it just lowers your blood sugar even more. Luckily for us paramedics will test your blood on the spot and will probably know your sugar levels are dangerously low.
hey girl , you can also take a packet of 15g almonds and 15g resins (30g) for controlling low sugar level🙌
I get foggy, shake and my tongue gets numb. I use Dove dark chocolate minis. Works for me.
Great video! You're so close to 1,000!!! AHHH
Thank you! haha I know, that's pretty cool :)
great video really explains the true basics
Thanks so much!
Grazie, come sempre molto utile
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I not experienced many lows until I became pregnant the second time I usually ran high and I’ve been plummeting this go around I woke up 2am sweating tested at 33 took me a solid 45 minutes to pull to 75. I’ve never kept sweet around or much of anything to use as fast acting BOY do I now!! I carry something everywhere!! Lifesavers, smarties candors, and juice boxes!!
Yes to the video on how to use the glucagon so I can send it to my mom!
Anything below 5.0 is low for me, don't know why but even being at 4.9 can wake me up from my sleep and I'll shake like crazy. My go to for lows is juice! I have the dex4's but I have to be careful while eating them because I tend to choke lol it's so weird. One of the odd things that I get when I'm low is that pretty much all food tastes good, I'm a picky eater so if food I would normally never eat starts to look good I know to check my sugar.
Em in Progress That's really interesting that you start liking all food when you are low! I guess your body is trying to tell you to eat haha! I will make the glucagon video soon :)
Enlightening video
Hey just a new subscriber to your RUclips channel. I don't have diabetes, but I have extremely low blood sugar and Mommy wants me to drive. I can't drive because driving with low blood sugar is extremely dangerous. She doesn't know that. I know that because driving with low blood sugar is the same thing as driving while you're drunk.
In the video Michelle says she's "super lazy." Yes, the production of an excellent series on T1D is a sure sign of that. ;)
Great video and an excellent entry into the series.
I am a brittle type-2 diabetic. Despite years of trying to control my blood sugar, an insulin pump is the only treatment that has worked for me. I also have a Dexcom CGM.
Of course, I get crazy things from people, too. One person asked if it was a defibrillator. Another asked if it was a pacemaker (I had a heart attack 8 weeks ago).
I will be traveling to Japan, soon, so I have found your video series very, very helpful. Thanks you!
Haha I'm lazy when it comes to certain things, but I guess not videos :p!
Thanks so much for watching my videos, I'm glad they are helping. I hope you have an excellent trip to Japan. I've always wanted to go there!
I started folding/blogging 1000 paper cranes (origami). As if this moment, I have folded/blogged 945 cranes. I am going to Hiroshima to fold the 1000th crane on the 1000th day of the project at the Children's Peace Monument. The heart attack has put this trip in jeopardy, but I'm still hopeful. 1000cranes.me
Wow what an incredible story! I just checked out your blog now. I'm looking forward to seeing more about your 1000th crane in Japan!
Hey girlfraan! I have been seriously enjoying your videos and you and Raffl are freaking adorable 😊 You should totally do a little segment on alcohol and how it effects your blood sugar! I ask because I've heard different things and I'm still unclear whether I should take insulin or not 😂 anyway, cant wait for more videos and keep up the good work!:D If you ever visit California, I know some great food to eat :P
xoxo
Aww thank you! I'm really glad you have been enjoying :) !! I would love to do a video on alcohol and diabetes, that is definitely on my to-do list. I will let you know if I ever visit California, I'm always up for a good meal haha ;)
as im watching this im treating a darn low! great tips.
Oh no!! I hope you recovered quickly! Thanks for watching :)
Came here because i just had low blood sugar.
After i saw you, that wasn't a problem.
I keep 16 oz. bottle of orange juice and glucose tablets on my bedside table. My dexcom will beep when I go low, so then I imediately drink the juice which brings my blood sugar level up.
For a mild low, I have a tbsp of peanut butter and a coffee with sugar. Takes time to prepare, but it works for me :)
Thanks Michelle...sharing.
Thanks Gail :)
Hey Michelle! Thank you for the videos! I don't see a video on how to use a Glucogon kit that you mentioned in this video, did you make one by chance?
Hey Chris, no I didn't end up making one 🙈. I must have gotten distracted with other videos. I will put that on my list of videos to make this year. Thanks for the reminder!
Hallo Michelle, maybe you can make a Video on the new baqsimi as well? Greetings From Vienna Austria
Thanks!
Great tips! My two year old daughter is using glucose gel and juice box.🙂
Thank you! I forgot about glucose gel! I used to use that when I was younger :)
when im low i would eat everything thats on that table in 1min
hahaha same, it's really difficult to control yourself and most of the time the result is hyperglycemia.
@@naeemtahir5036 every time the result is hyper glycemia 😁
Thanks
Nice video! At night when I am like 4,5 I stop my basal for an hour 😄 but sometimes I can't sleep because of it so then I do eat dextro.
Thank you! That's a really good tip :)
When my blood sugar is low, I feel very dizzy, confusion, can definitely not concentrate on anything that I'm doing. And I'd grab anything to eat, when it's low.
i can have extreme low blood sugar, cuz i dont eat good sometimes and then i get Really sick, dizzy and my vision becomes a blur. my sis knows what to do if that happens. and i have those ''special'' candy if it happens at work or by othr situations.
I’ve not been fully diagnosed with diabetes if I’m 9.2 then that is a low for me .. had terrible low spells really got me scared . Got an appointment with diabetes centre this Friday ❤️ diabetes runs in my family and plus I’ve not been looking after myself this past year been really bad eating sugary things drinking lots of fizzy drinks
Just treated a 2.4 . Ugh! my go to, when possible, is maple syrup :-) A great Canadian hypo treatment :-)
My dad told me he uses 1/2 a can of regular soda like a Coke. Mostly because it will keep in a hot car or on your person for a little bit longer than other options. Have you heard of this? What do you think? I bought the mini cans of Coke for me. I don't really like the taste but it has worked in a pinch.
I’m type 2 and I can tell when I’m low because I get shaky. I use the hand method too.
This applies to type 2 also
Hi i am a brand new diabetic thru sugery.i have lots of different feeling, i need help i am truly scared.i am a 1and half.does depression come with being a diabetic?
I found the chocolate Dex at Pharma prix this month Dang a new flavour
Love your videos! Do you ever get "fake lows"? sometimes I'll be around 80 (4.4), and I'll feel low. If so, what do you do? Do you treat or push through it? When I'm at work, I tend to treat because I just don't have time to not feel ok, but then I always rebound and spike..even if I only eat 1 glucose tab. It's so frustrating!
Thank you Elizabeth :) !! It's funny because I actually talked about fake lows in this video, but I cut it out because the video was getting too long haha! YES, I absolutely get them! I'll feel really hungry and low, and be in perfect range. I also tend to treat them as well, but will not have as many carbs as I would for treating an actual low. That's crazy that you will spike from 1 glucose tab! Maybe you could try eating a snack and giving a bit of insulin for it?
Haha that's funny! Its such a strange feeling. Sometimes I wonder if my meter is off but that makes me feel better that I'm not the only one. That's a good idea, I need to start bringing better snacks to work!
Maybe you should eat long acting carbs? They will take more time to go to blood and keep your level longer
I use Apple sauce and peanut butter
I'm not diabetic but sometimes my blood sugar really drops. The lowest it's ever gotten is in the 40's. I get shaky, sweaty, difficult to think.
I go eating rampant sometimes when I get low and even mean at times. Lol
Because I have had low BGL for years I have ‘hypo unawareness’ which has plagued my life (it is much better under control now). I understand the symptoms many describe but I was wondering has anybody experienced a kinda weird thing that goes on in your brain or thinking. I have experienced it many times and I am sure it’s not just physiological but my brain seems to work differently it sees and understands reality differently (I could maybe imagining that’s what it is) sometimes it is nice and other times not so much depending on the circumstances I think. But a rarely hear others mention this symptom. Because I have ‘hypo unawareness’ one of the ways I check myself is by monitoring how my ‘thinking’ is going and if the rate of decline isn’t too fast I can detect going low fairly easily, though I do have a Dexcom with an alarm now so that saves me some grief. Anyway I will be interested to hear if other people have had this experience. This video was posted 4 years ago so I won’t be waiting up for a response. Be good, stay happy 😊
Sometimes I take a tablespoon full of sugar put it in a small cup and add just barely enough water to make it into a liquidish form. Drink it then add a tiny bit more water if needed for any sugar that’s left in the cup.
Sugar is something that everyone has in their house. And it was used by my roommate once to save my life once. I don’t even remember anything because I had blacked out! Luckily I was able to drink it and came to.
does fruit help ? like a banana or blue berries ?
Every evening I set my 6 AM basal down to .1 unit per hr, if too low, my sugar will rise every hr until I can function again.
I use orange juice, icing, gummies or glucose tablets.
Gummies is a great idea! That would be easy to carry around :)
Except gummies melt in the heat. Gah! I found this out on a trip to Florida last week it was kind of funny. I had to eat a melty glob of gummy bears because I hit a low being out in the heat for too long and swimming and not having any snacks on me. Lesson learned. 😂
What if it’s an exprired glucagon gun, will it still work I’m always forgetting to get new ones
I think it looses its effectiveness. Just like Insulin. Fresh insulin works great, But expired insulin takes a minute. So I’d def get a new glucagon
I like to enjoy a half of a banana as a fast acting and then a slice of bread
what was the lowest blood sugar you have ever had? thanks for your answer 💓
1.4 mmol/L (25 mg/dL)!
23
I don’t have any symptoms when I’m low
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FRUIT SNACKS they work wonders lol I small package
That's such a good idea! :)
I always carry a small can of coke with me that tends to get my sugars up quickly
My lowest blood sugar was 2.3
I'm a recent T2 (dx about a year ago), and I thought I would have these uncontrolled lows, but my good friend who's a T1 told me I needed to worry about highs, not lows. Turns out that while it doesn't happen often, I *do* go low once in awhile, particularly if I'm walking around a lot/doing fairly strenuous activity at work. For that, I keep one of those big bottles of glucose tabs in my locker, and I go check anytime I feel like I might be going low. A few times I would start sweating like crazy, go test, and I'd be anywhere from low 60's to low 70's (3.3 - 3.9'ish). One time, a coworker told me my face was really pale, and I was again in the low 60's.
It's weird, sometimes the low affects me pretty hard, like the above examples, other times I can be in the mid 60's and feel completely normal. Once in awhile, I even wake up low (mid to high 70's - 4.2-4.4), so I always keep my bottle of glucose tabs at home, as well as something sweet in the fridge, if I don't feel like the tabs that day.
Great video, thanks for posting :)
Hey Bryan! I'm really glad to hear from a T2 about lows, because I honestly don't know a lot about T2 diabetes. I also find that sometimes I can really feel a low well, and other times not at all. I think it maybe has something to do with how quickly your BG levels drop.
Thanks for watching :)!!
Not a doctor (far from it), but this is what I've learned - T2 is where the cells are resistant to accepting insulin, basic exercise makes the cells more willing to take insulin (even just walking/riding a bike, doesn't *have* to be bodybuilding at a gym.) I take Metformin, which is pretty much the front-line drug for T2s. It does a few things: 1> Makes the cells more sensitive to insulin (lowered insulin resistance), 2> It decreases the amount of sugar that you absorb when you eat, and 3> (and one reason I think I get lows) It inhibits production of glucose by the liver.
So, while Metformin in and of itself doesn't cause hypos, if you exert yourself a lot, the liver isn't gonna just send out glucose when you start going low, or there may be a significantly delayed reaction where it's better to treat the low than to wait to come back up...
I actually always wondered why T1s would go low in the first place...wouldn't the liver send out the stored glucose when you go low?
Hope this helps :)
That's a really good explanation of T2, and why T2 diabetics go low.
I found a really good paper explaining hypoglycaemia in T1 diabetics: diabetes.diabetesjournals.org/content/diabetes/59/10/2333.full.pdf
In summary, since T1's all administer exogenous insulin, they do not respond to hypoglycaemia the same way as they would to insulin produced by the pancreas. So T1's fail to produce glucagon as well. It's in the first page of this article if you want more details!
Michelle Lord I've been wondering about that for a really long time...So synthetic insulin works the same way as the insulin you would produce, but the liver doesn't see it the same way, so I guess it never gets the "signal" to stop the insulin and release more glucose...
I was almost unconscious when I was in jamaica for vacation and my sugar was 29
Stargi’s Palace! 29!!? that'd be considered high
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Candy Rose Hey :)
Baqsimi nasal glucagon
I'm so confused do you get diabetes when your blood sugar is low or high??
You don't get diabetes from low or high blood sugar. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease where your immune system attacks your pancreas and you can no longer produce insulin. Since type 1 diabetics don't have insulin, they cannot regulate their blood sugar, causing highs and lows.
I think you should give them candy.
4:53 .... ;-; me here with a blodsugar thats 1,7 yikessss
I like to use rockets, two packs of rockets usually does the trick :)
Rockets are a great idea! I'll have to try that! :)
Rockets? 🚀
Can you have babys??
Alma Delia I got diagnosed at age 15, now in my 40’s. I have 2 children with no complications. Booth grown now.