PollQuestion

What symptoms do you/your child with type 1 diabetes experience when you are low?

September 21, 2022–September 28, 2022

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What symptoms do you/your child with type 1 diabetes experience when you are low?
Extreme hunger
10%
Sweating, shakiness
78%
Nausea
0%
Lip numbness/tingling
3%
More emotional than normal
10%
I don't experience low symptoms.
0%
Diabetes experts believe that around 25% of people living with type 1 diabetes have impaired awareness of hypoglycemia, or hypoglycemia unawareness. Given that there are very real acute risks of having hypoglycemia, being able to recognize when your blood sugar is either low or dropping can be lifesaving. Read more about hypoglycemia unawareness in this article by CWD's Clinical Director, Marissa Town, RN, BSN, CDCES.
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