Thu, Jan-30-03, 11:25
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Senior Member
Posts: 303
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Plan: low carb
Stats: 212/188/150
BF:
Progress: 39%
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Welcome
Finding out that you have diabetes can be very scary and even depressing. It feels like a death sentence but it sure doesn't have to be. Now, people are able to do their own testing and there is lots of information out there for educating yourself. For most people, diabetes is now controllable.
The most important thing you can do is to test yourself often - see what affects your BG. Learn how exercise affects you and how you react to different foods.
Also, about the anxiety attacks at work. Next time you feel this way, check your blood sugar. You may be having low blood sugar which can cause you to feel shaky, anxious, tired - all sorts of feelings. Not all diabetics have low blood sugar. And, for some people, the blood sugar doesn't have to go very low for them to have the feelings. The low blood sugar feeling can be caused by a rapid drop, or by a drop to a level that is low for you if your sugar has been running high. If you are not hungry, you may not be eating enough to keep your sugar in a comfortable level.
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