If you’re feeling shaky, sweaty, light-headed or suddenly hungry a few hours after eating you could be experiencing reactive hypoglycemia, a drop in blood sugar that happens after a meal.
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Fast-acting carbohydrates for hypoglycemia: A practical guide for Canadians living with diabetes
Certain medications that are used to help manage high blood glucose (sugar) can put you at risk for low blood sugars (hypoglycemia). Hypoglycemia can be dangerous if not treated properly.
Hypoglycemia symptoms
Everyone reacts differently to low blood sugar. That’s why it’s important for you to know your own hypoglycemia symptoms, so that you can recognize a low and treat it quickly.
Learn how to manage feeling hangry if you have diabetes
The word hangry came into common usage about 20 years ago. In grammatical terms it is known as a portmanteau, meaning that it is a combination or mashup of 2 words – in this case, ‘hungry’ and ‘angry’. So, hangry means that you are feeling angry because you are very hungry!
Updated guidelines for managing low blood sugar (hypoglycemia)
Diabetes Canada recently released updated guidelines on hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). This update is important because hypoglycemia is a common and a potentially dangerous complication of diabetes.
Myths and facts about starting insulin
There is probably no other disease than diabetes where people are happy to give other people unsolicited advice and information. Starting insulin, in particular, seems to carry with it many myths that you may have heard from some of these well-meaning folks.
