Low blood sugar will make a person feel shaky and weak.
In extreme conditions, hypoglycemia can lead to coma and even fainting.
Everyone can experience hypoglycemia due to different causes, but people with diabetes have a greater risk.
What is hypoglycemia?
The body uses glucose as an energy source. Glucose comes from the food and delivered to cells via the bloodstream.
The body uses a variety of hormones such as glucagon, cortisol, and epinephrine to set the amount of glucose in the bloodstream.
Medium body uses insulin to help cells absorb glucose and burn it into energy.
If blood sugar levels drop below a certain point, the body will respond with a variety of symptoms.
For people with diabetes who use insulin, the lowest threshold is 70 mg / dL, although there may be variations from one individual to another.
symptoms of hypoglycemia
Here are some of the symptoms of hypoglycemia:
1. Feeling shaky and sweaty
2. Was very hungry and irritable
3. Experiencing severe anxiety, as if something terrible is about to happen
4. Feeling weak and sleepy, which came suddenly
5. Strange dreams and sheets soaked with sweat, a sign that hypoglycemia occurs during sleep.
6. People who experience severe hypoglycemia may be fainting, seizures, or even coma. Coma patients are not treated immediately then his life would be threatened.
Help early can be done by giving sugar pill containing glucose or a special gel which is made for people with diabetes, sugary fruit juice, or soft drinks that contain sugar.
