Diabetic question?

Question

If you have diabetes and you take insulin, what does it mean if you sometimes feel like you are going to faint.

does that mean you you got too much sugar, or do you need to eat some sugar.

anyone have this problem

Answer 1

Make a journal of when it is occurring, how long after you eat that it is occurring and what you are doing when it occurs. Most importantly, check your blood sugar when it occurs! This will tell you if your blood sugars are too low and you need to be talking with your doctor to discuss decreasing insulin regiment. It is most likely the problem with a decreased blood sugar and you need to eat something with sugar in it (orange juice, etc). Keeping a diabetic diary is one of the most helpful things for your doctor in general, which means checking your blood sugars daily and writing down when you checked them and in relation to when you ate/ how much insulin you used.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

That is when you need to check your sugar and see if it is getting too low. If so you need to eat something sweet to keep from going into shock. Sometimes it comes on real fast with little warning. A diabetic should always keep some sugar pills or candy with them just in case. Going into shock is really dangerous. I have had it happen to me several times and thought i would not come out of it. So i will see a dietitian and maybe change the amount of insulin i take. I am taking some herbs to try to help me. My dogs alert me when i have a problem.

Answer 4

..ok... first of all.. you need to pay attention to your sliding scale/coverage units..if you are feeling faint after your injection..then you are more than likely experiencing low blood sugar. You need to eat glucose tablets and check your sugar 15 min. afterwards to see how much it has come up. Also, do not over treat a low..eating alot..will NOT make you feel any better any faster. If you keep having this problem after your insulin injections..just make sure you check your sugar a half hour to an hour after your injection...then you might be able to figure out what the problem is...

Answer 5

My friend's hypoglycemic(sp?) and she feels faint when her blood sugar's low. It usually means you have used too much insulin or your sugar is just naturally too low. A glucose tab, a piece of hard candy or a drink of juice will usually do the trick. However, checking your blood sugar with a monitor is the best thing to do when you feel like this, just so you know what you're dealing with. Good luck.

Answer 6

I am a Type 1 diabetic, and usually when I feel like I am going to faint, it's when my blood sugar is low, meaning that I would need to eat or drink something soon.

Answer 7

Everyone who takes insulin will occasionally have this problem. Why guess? Do you have a glucose meter?

Odds are you need more sugar. Think of insulin and food/carbs/sugar as opposite ends of a scale. Let's review terms:

need sugar = hypoglycemic = low blood-sugar/blood-glucose = insulin shock

need insulin =hyperglycemic = high blood-sugar/blood-glucose - can lead to ketoacidosis in severe cases

Answer 8

it could mean both...but more likely that your sugar is too low because of your body's metabolism or you took too much insulin. Always check your sugar with your glucometer, before you try to self-correct the problem so you don't make the problem worse.

Answer 9

It means your sugar is too low. Try eating a chocolate candy or something sweet, but make sure you check with your doctor, maybe he needs to increase your insulin intake.

Answer 10

insulin injection is 4 maintaining ur blood sugar level,u w'd sweat n feel giddy if ur blood sugar is very low,so u need to eat some sweet 4 replacement asap.