How to Keep Blood Sugar From Getting Too Low
For persons with Type 2 diabetes, low blood sugar levels can lead to coma and death. There are dozens of automobile accidents each year across the United States that have been attributed to diabetics whose blood sugar levels have fallen to dangerously low blood sugar. This diabetic condition not only puts the diabetic at risk. The general public is put at risk as well. There are also dozens of instances each year where young children call 911 to report that a parent is "very sick or asleep and won't wake up". The calls are often a result of diabetics who have went into diabetic shock or diabetic comas. Often diet and meal scheduling is the cause of low blood sugar. However, there are precautions and steps diabetics can take to decrease the chances of blood sugar dropping too low.
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Instructions
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Make time for a nutritious breakfast every day. Do not skip breakfast. Avoid combining breakfast and lunch into a mid morning brunch. (Most diabetic medications are prescribed for the morning before meals).
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Eat an appropriate and nutritious snack midway between breakfast and lunch. If you work outside the home and may not be able to take a break to eat a snack, carry a small plastic sandwich bag of orange sections or apple slices with you to eat on the go.
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Enjoy a diabetic appropriate lunch as close to midday as possible if you are awake during the day.
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Eat an afternoon snack. A bran muffin is a great choice!
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Consume a healthy dinner every night. Eat supper during the early evening hours if possible.
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Eat a snack between supper and bedtime.
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Test your blood sugar regularly.
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Immediately check your blood glucose levels If you begin to sweat, feel jittery or shake, or have a numb tongue or lips. If the monitor reading is low, chew up a chewable glucose tablet (they come in many flavors), eat a piece of hard candy, chew a stick of sugared gum, eat an orange or apple, or drink a single serving juice.
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Tips & Warnings
Check your blood sugar regularly or as per your physician's orders. This will help you monitor your blood sugar levels so that they do not drop too low.
Do not drive if your blood sugar is too low. Wait until it has stabilized. You put yourself and the public at risk if you drive.
Do not minimize low blood sugar readings.
