hypoglycemia

                 Hypoglycemia is a very frequent prompt complication of diabetes especially diabetes type 1 treated with Insulin .

What's Hypoglycemia ?

Hypoglycemia is condition where the sugar concentration in blood is lower than 0.5 g.l . Hypoglycemia can be caused by many circumstances that any Patient with diabetes should know :

• decrease in energy intake through diet :skipping a meal .
• A lot of physical activity .
• increasing doses of Insulin .
• Incorrect injection site .

Symptoms of hypoglycemia ?

Signs of hypoglycemia vary from one patient to other but they are generally the same for the same patient :

• cold sweats .
• Palpitations .
• Blurred vision .
• tremors of extremities .
• intense hunger .
• irritability .

Sometimes ,signs of hypoglycemia are atypical ,the patient feel uncomfortable ,confused  and doesn't know what happen to him . Doctors always advise any Patient with diabetes to check-up his glycemia  whenever he feel bad .

What to do when you have hypoglycemia symptoms ?

First of all  , you should have something that contain quick sugar in your pocket .You should take it quickly than something containing slow sugar (bread...) . if symptoms disappear doesn't disappear in 10 minutes you should take cola or juice or any liquid containing quick sugar !

is Hypoglycemia sign of balanced  diabetes ?

Many doctors say that hypoglycemia especially light ones are a witness of balanced diabetes and we can say that hypoglycemia is the cost that pay the patient trying to get perfect balance of his illness .So if you're parents of a son with diabetes and he have many episodes of hypoglycemia don't worry just try to help him to respond perfectly to that situation . A perfect balance of diabetes tolerate 5 small episodes of hypoglycemia a week .

Things that you should know about hypoglycemia :

1. The more episode of hypoglycemia you have the less you will feel symptoms of hypoglycemia and you will risk a grave hypoglycemic accident .
2. Many medications can provoke hypoglycemia or decrease your sensitivity to hypoglycemia .
3. nocturnal hypoglycemia can cause day insomnia witch will have many bad implications in your life ,so try escape them .

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