As I was minding my own business....ok, napping yesterday, I got a call from my sister-in-law that my mother had been passed out for 2 hours on her kitchen floor from a low blood sugar. She finally woke up (God must have done it) and was able to move around on the floor to get to the phone and pull it down to call my brother. He was not home, but my sister-in-law went to her and called 911 to get someone to come pick her up. A friend with the sheriff department was in the area and heard the call, so he was there in a moment. Mom has one of those emergency call thingys around her neck, but a low blood sugar makes her lose her mind and not be able to think like that. Anyway, I went right on to see about her and she was sitting at the table having already completed the crossword puzzle in the paper, so her mind was back.
Today has been completely wasted due to my lack of sleep last night. After trying Tylenol PM, aspirin, and melatonin, I still was unable to sleep, so this morning I got up, made the bed and lay right back down on it and went back to sleep until 11:00. That probably set me up for another no sleep night tonight!!! I hope not!
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I know that it scared you to death. Hope that it doesn't happen again.
Me, too, Linda, but it is hard to get her out of the habit of taking a certain amount of insulin each morning and night. She has lost weight and doesn't need as much insulin...maybe very little. We are working on changing her mindset!
Having experienced low blood sugar, there is a point when you ask yourself, "Boy I feel funny." If you can push the button or eat a piece of candy, you can bounce back quickly. You do loose your mind though. I'm not a drinker but I figure that's how it is to be drunk or high on drugs.
Charlene, she knew she was having a low blood sugar and walked over to the candy dish to get a piece of candy. All this happened before she could get it and the dish is only a few steps!!
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