Very Low Sugar Levels With Memory Loss. Posted: 07-24-06 18:33pm
My boyfriend is has type 1 diabetes.
About four times now in the past two
years, his sugar levels have dropped so
low while he was sleeping, he doesn't
remember anything until is sugar goes back
up. The bed is completely wet from
sweat, (this is my first signal to get out
the oj.) he wakes up, but is not himself,
acts very bizzare, and then doesn't
remember anything. The best way to
describe it: it is almost like someone
that drank way too much and blacks out, or
like a two year old that doesn't know any
better when they are trying to touch the
stove. Up until this morning, he has
listened to me when I tell him to drink
the orange juice or eat the chocolate bar.
Today was very different, he fought with
me because he thought I was trying to
"drug" him. After about 45 minutes of
fighting with him, he finally drank some
juice and ate the candy bar. By this
time though, he droped down to 17pts. I
tested his blood about three times to make
sure he wasn't getting too much sugar,
(that was fun since he weighs 80 pounds
more than me, and wasn't cooperating!) I
am very scared and don't know if there is
anything else I can do when he gets like
that. The fact he doesn't remember
anything either totally freaks me out.
Is there any advice on what I can do if
this happens again? He is the first
person I have ever know with diabetes, I
read as much as I can, and ask him lots of
questions so I learn more, but it is still
new to me as we have only been together
for three years. Is there such thing as
a "sugar" shot, or anything that wound't
required him to actually drink or eat
something? He is just too much bigger
than me to wrestle him down and force him
to eat or drink. At least when he's
awake, he knows when his sugar is
lowering, but while he's sleeping, by the
time he wakes up, it's too late. Thank
you in advance for any help you can
suggest!!
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Diabetes Posted: 07-25-06 06:58am
Diabetes is a life-long disease marked by
high levels of sugar in the blood. It
can be caused by too little insulin (a
hormone produced by the pancreas to
regulate blood sugar), resistance to
insulin, or both.
Generally diabetic people have high level
of sugar in there blood. But here is the
opposite case. May be he is not taking
proper glucose which give energy.
He should take insulin, to overcome
diabetes.
You can gather detail information
regarding diabetes from
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