Dangers Of Low Blood Sugar

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The Dangers of Driving with low Blood Glucose Levels

By Dr. Bill Quick, Health Expert

I have a question for the reader about something that happened to me, which I haven’t heard about previously, and would appreciate your feedback if you have had any similar experience.

 

This evening, as I was planning to leave from the office and drive home, I checked my blood glucose, and found it was 70; I had no symptoms. I ate my usual carb “snack” to bring the BG back up, and about 15 minutes later, left to drive home.

 

About 30 minutes of driving, I pulled into my local pharmacy...

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