Hypoglycaemia sucks too
Posted on April 6, 2008
Filed Under Diabetes |
Ah, the joys of hypoglycaemia. Last night I was randomly surfing on the internet into the wee small hours, as you do. About one o’clock in the morning I suddenly started getting hot flushes, and began to feel as though I might faint. What’s this, I’m asking myself, another symptom of CFS? And then I got the hunger and the shakes. Uh-oh. I quickly did as best as I could to get a glucose reading, which isn’t easy when your hands are shaking and you’re getting a rising sense of panic. 4.4 mmol/L says my trusty OneTouch Ultra 2 glucose testing kit. 4.4? I shouldn’t be getting a hypo with levels like that, I’m telling myself. My shaking hands are telling me different, so I quickly swallow a glucose tablet and put a couple of slices of bread in the toaster.
It doesn’t take long before the sugar begins to work its magic and the unpleasant symptoms wear off. Unfortunately a whole new bunch of unpleasant symptoms are just around the corner, courtesy of chronic fatigue syndrome. The hypo has kicked off an adrenaline response, which leaves me feeling rougher than a dead dog for about an hour. My legs ache even more than they normally do, and my brain feels like it’s been sautéed. It’s not until 3am that I’m sufficiently relaxed enough to contemplate sleep. Six hours later and I’m woken by my delightful neighbours playing dub reggae at full blast. Isn’t Sunday supposed to be a day of rest????
Comments
Leave a Reply