IME-DC iDia - Symptoms of Low Blood Sugar

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SYMPTOMS OF LOW BLOOD SUGAR
If possible, take an immediate measurement of your blood glucose
value if any of the following symptoms
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occur (possible high or
low blood sugar). Contact your specialist physician immediately
(or have somebody contact them for you) for instructions on what
actions to take.
Symptoms of low blood sugar (hypoglycaemia):
■ Sweating
■ Intense hunger
■ High heart rate
■ Tingling lips
■ Slight diiculties with concentration
■ Mood swings
■ Trembling (in some circumstances all over the body)
■ Distorted vision (e.g. ickering)
■ Disorientation, diiculty with targeted thinking or action
■ Unconsciousness
■ Cramps
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G.-W. Schmeisl, Schulungsbuch für Diabetiker [Training manual for diabetics],
Urban & Fischer Verlag/Elsevier GmbH, 5th edition, 2005