if iam diabetic and do not have a meter if iam feeling shaky is my sugar low or high?
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 at
10:20 pm
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First of all, I would like to make a disclaimer. There is no known cure for diabetes and I am not suggesting that there is one.
However, with that said, there is a ton of research and documentation on various nutrients, supplements and even diet changes that can benefit and help if you have diabetes.
Although there may not be a "cure" there are things that you can do to improve the condition, depending on the type of diabetes that you have and how severe it is.
Obviously there are certain food to avoid altogether if you really want to do your body good. These include refined sugar products such as candy, ice cream, cakes, cookies, pies, pastries, soda, jam and the like.
Even natural sweeteners like honey, maple syrup and molasses should be used sparingly.
Drink plenty of water if you can and try and consume 8 glasses of pure water daily. An alkaline diet is best including lots of fresh vegetables, especially raw vegetables and salads. You can eat as much of theses healthy foods as you like as cooked foods tend to cause more of a rise of glucose in the body than do raw fruits and vegetables.
Eat plenty of fruits such as grapefruit, bananas, granny smith apples, figs, cranberry, blackberry, pomegranate, kiwi and citrus fruits.
Eating a high fiber diet is ideal since it lowers the body's need for insulin. Make sure you are including foods such as barley, oatmeal, almond meal, dried beans, kidney beans, cooked black beans, peas, cereals and chickpeas in your daily diet.
It is extremely important to monitor your glucose level if you are a diabetic or have pre-diabetes symptoms. Here is a guide that will help you measure the proper levels:
Upon waking up (and before breakfast), your levels should be between 80 and 120. This is considered to be a healthy range.
Before meals your levels should also be between 80 and 120.
Two hours after you eat meals, your levels should be 170 or less.
Before lunch, it should drop back down to 80-120.
Before you go to bed, it is ideal to be between 100 and 140.
At 3am (while sleeping), it is ideal to be between 70 and 110.
While fasting, it is ideal that you stay in the 70 to 100 range.
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It’s low…
However you shouldn’t be without a meter, it is very important that you check your blood glucose 3 times a day.
Seriously my husband probably would have saved himself from dying if he did that, he wouldn’t have suffered complications from his diabetes that ended up in renial faliure that did kill him at an early age of 32.
Get one, if you can afford it contact social services or anywhere else that might offer you help.
LOW! Go eat something~!!!!
LOW I THINK
I think it is low, go eat something which will shoot up your sugar, like a banana, a candy or some Gatorade. I had it once , ignored and completley blacked out and had to be taken to the er. So go and eat
Hasn’t your doctor told you, when in doubt, take more sugar.
Low sugar is more damaging in a permanent nature than high sugar. High sugar is easier to correct.
When in doubt, treat it as hypoglycemic, even if it could be hyperglycemia.
Of course, double check my response with your doctor.
Could be either one but most likely it is low. If your eyesight gets blurry then it’s high.
You can help yourself a lot by drinking a lot of water and eating high protein meals and vegetables.
It’s low. Go get something to eat now!
low. Can you get a meter. If you have a rite aid near you they always have some al most free. as well as other places. They make the money on the strips so they practly give away the meters.
I only get shaky when my sugar is low. Shaky, weak and sweaty.
When it’s high I get tired, thirsty, pee a lot, and sometimes a headache.
Why don’t you have a meter? It’s very important.
Low. It’s when your blood doens’t have enough sugar in it that you become shaky and that would mean your blood sugar level is currently low.
Sounds more like it’s low sugar best thing to do would be to invest in a meter so then you know for sure and monitor your sugars…
The best advice for you – get a meter. If you’re shaky your blood sugar is probably low, but it’s unwise to depend on a diagnosis from someone online – unless it’s doctor treating you specifically.