Monday, November 3, 2008

WHAT IS A 'HYPO' ATTACK???


For our body & brain functioning we need a certain amount of sugar in blood.If our
blood sugar drops below the normal level you could get many symptoms and could even lead to loss of consciousness. Hence all diabetic patients should be aware of these warning symptoms.
These hypo attacks could be due to excess of insulin ortablets, too little food or taking
food later than normal,unusual alcohol intake or due to unusual exercise.
Common warning signs of hypos are ;-
* Sweating or feeling 'hot'
*Trembling
*Weakness/tiredness
*Faintish feelings
*Hunger
*Anger
*Blurred or double vision
*Palpitations( feeling of heart beating)
*Tingling around the lips and toungue.
*At night, may wake with nightmares bathed in sweat.
If you ignore these you may end up being unconscious or even having brain damage
if prolonged.

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