# Tanking (low) while shopping

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tanking-low-while-shopping/6541>\
**Category:** Treatment\
**Tags:** hypoglycemia, low-bg\
**Created:** [February 10, 2019, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tanking-low-while-shopping/6541 "2019-02-10T17:05:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![T1Allison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c77e96/32.png) [@T1Allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Allison)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2019, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tanking-low-while-shopping/6541/21 "2019-02-11T19:06:44Z")

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> [@Nickyghaleb](#):
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> It can’t be the lights though… that’s an element, but I can eliminate it as a possible cause.

Interesting about you mentioning the lights.

Fluorescent lighting messes with my eyes in a way that makes me _feel_ like I’m low but I’m totally not. Our major grocery chain has the worst lighting. So every time I go in I think I’m going low, but I’m not. Until I am and then I ignore it bc hey, I already checked and I wasn’t low when I tested 30 minutes ago!

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**Author:** ![CatLady](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/catlady/32/36_2.png) [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2019, 10:17pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tanking-low-while-shopping/6541/22 "2019-02-11T22:17:42Z")

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> [@Nickyghaleb](#):
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> very organized sounding

Well, I felt like I stood there for 5 minutes in everyone else’s way just dithering about it, unable to find a reason to decide. And following the list of staples was much easier…until it wasn’t. Maybe subconsciously I really just wanted to treat myself to the really tasty strawberry juice??

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