May 8, 2002
Hypoglycemia
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Question from Cambridge, Ontario, Canada:
Although I haven’t as yet been diagnosed with diabetes, I do have a problem with my blood sugar bottoming out. At times, it’s too low to read with a glucose meter, and I get all the associated effects of hypoglycemia (dry mouth, very dizzy, total confusion, etc.). It’s almost as if one had consumed an vast quantity of alcohol. What can I do? Should I be concerned?
Answer:
From: DTeam Staff
I think we all occasionally get a bit low, feel bad and eat to feel better. Watch your weight and exercise — that’s the key to prevention of type�2 diabetes.
LD
[Editor’s comment: See Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) for information about the study that showed diabetes can be delayed.
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