Five Things I Don't Do...When My Blood Sugar Is Low

Thank you for the great blog.  When I am low I can't be in discussions with people or answer questions about how I am or anything else, even well-intended questions.  I find myself saying "I can't talk to you right now, my blood sugar is low" and hurrying off so I can get away from them. When I am really low, I often need to lie down on some grass outside and be AWAY from people.  But when I am really really low, frankly, I need to have someone sit with me for about 15 minutes to make sure that I snap out of it.  It can be a little embarassing because I can be quite snappy or loopy, usually when I am diving down before I realize that a low is about to hit.  Yes, and I also hate the "Are you ok?" questions.  Because, no, I am not ok, and people who don't know the situation well are likely to panic if I tell them that.  I have trained people close to me to ask me, "Do you need anything?"  To that I say "No" if I don't need anything, but if I do, I will tell them what I need, like a coke, or my other bottle of glucose tabs from the car.  Lately I am in professional situations where I am in all day meetings and classes and group hikes with people who don't know about my diabetes.  With my son I have a little code system.  I'll rate the reaction.  I'll tell him its just a little one, its a big one, or, once in a while I just say, "This is an emergency."  He knows at those times to stay close, ask what I need, bring what I need, and just watch until I am ok again.  I think that I am going to have to educate more people around me to use the same rating system.  They will be more comfortable if they know what to do, and I will be more comfortable if they don't ask tons of questions when I am low.  Thanks again for a great blog.