Hypos...
Hypoglycaemia is where the level of sugar in the blood falls too low: less than 4 mmol/L.
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Feeling shaky
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Feeling sweaty
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Hungry
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Tired
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Blurred vision
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Loss of concentration
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Moody
Symptoms vary for everyone.
Get to know your own symptoms and body.
Symptoms
Causes
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Excess insulin
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Missed meal
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Unplanned exercise
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Not enough carbs
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Drinking alcohol
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BM too low before bed
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Sometimes you cant find a cause
Treatment
15 - 20 grams of fast acting carbs
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Small sugary drink (non-diet)
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4 Glucose tablets
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Handful of sweets (jelly babies)
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Carton of pure fruit juice
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Glucose gel
Re check 15 - 20 min after
Do not use chocolate or biscuits to treat hypos, the fat slows the absorption of the sugar.
Always carry hypo kits on you wherever you are.
Test before going to sleep to help avoid night time hypos.
Don't miss meals or snacks.
If you begin having hypos with no symptoms talk to your diabetic team
Hypers...
Hyperglycaemia is where the suger in the blood rises too high: above 9 mmol/L.
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Passing more urine than normal
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Thirsty
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Headaches
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Tiredness
These symptoms can also vary for each person and will come about at different levels for everyone depending on how tight your control is.
Symptoms
Causes
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Missed insulin
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Eaten too many carbs for insulin
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Stressed
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Illness
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Over treating hypo
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Anxiety of hypos
Treatment
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Take some extra insulin
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Drink lots of sugar free drinks (water)
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Test for ketones
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Re test to check it is coming down
If your BM's are continuously high then discuss with diabetic team, you may have to change something more permenantly.
Don't miss insulin
If you are staying high or notice a pattern of hypers contact your diabetic team
If you are ill make sure to check ketones
Remember to re check
Refernces: The information on this page has been adapted from the following scources.
Diabetes.org.uk. Hypos and hypers - Diabetes UK [Internet]. 2015 [cited 11 August 2015]. Available from: https://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-diabetes/Complications/Hypos-Hypers/#glucose
Diabetes.org.uk. Hypos - Diabetes UK [Internet]. 2015 [cited 11 August 2015]. Available from: https://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-diabetes/Kids/Me-and-my-diabetes/Getting-my-glucose-right/Hypos/
Diabetes.org.uk. Hyperglycaemia - Diabetes UK [Internet]. 2015 [cited 11 August 2015]. Available from: https://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-diabetes/Kids/Me-and-my-diabetes/Getting-my-glucose-right/Hypers-and-DKA/
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Hypos And Hypers
