# \#low-bg **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tag/low-bg/223.md [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) --- ## [Fixing the Low to High Rollercoaster](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/fixing-the-low-to-high-rollercoaster/14497)
**Author:** [@RachelMaraii](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/RachelMaraii)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/fixing-the-low-to-high-rollercoaster/14497 "2025-12-05T17:17:29Z")
I’ve been reading Think Like a Pancreas and realized it’s not normal to go low multiple times a day, every day… :sweat\_smile: Haha. We convince ourselves of silly things, huh? (Still only 20% of the way through, so I’m s… --- ## [Favorite sweet treat for treating a low?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/favorite-sweet-treat-for-treating-a-low/14905)
**Author:** [@bostrav59](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bostrav59)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2024, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/favorite-sweet-treat-for-treating-a-low/14905 "2024-10-04T14:26:18Z")
I like those mini almond joy candy bars (milk chocolate and coconut and almond) and I also like salt water taffy. --- ## [Help debug my running](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/help-debug-my-running/13694)
**Author:** [@needlesandmath](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/needlesandmath)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 11:07pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/help-debug-my-running/13694 "2023-06-19T23:07:32Z")
Pre-T1 I was a fairly serious runner. I ran 20+ miles a week usually and raced competitively for my age. Post-T1, well, that’s a different story. My basics: 49M, diagnosed T1 last year, on MDI. Take 2u of Tresiba in the… --- ## [How do Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia FEEL?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-do-hypoglycemia-and-hyperglycemia-feel/1187)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-do-hypoglycemia-and-hyperglycemia-feel/1187 "2022-01-22T19:03:44Z")
As a non-diabetic, I don’t know the answer to this but I’d love to know. I’ve often wondered how your body, brain, etc., “feel” as you are experiencing either a hypo, or a hyperglycemic episode. I ask because I’d love … --- ## [Treating a low on the road - what do you do?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/treating-a-low-on-the-road-what-do-you-do/10064)
**Author:** [@bostrav59](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bostrav59)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/treating-a-low-on-the-road-what-do-you-do/10064 "2020-10-29T18:35:12Z")
When i’m exercising, I try to bring some kind of snack along, but sometimes I forget or get surprised. Do you have a favorite approach for handling an unexpected low? I was out walking the other night, before dinner, a… --- ## [Best low treatment](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/best-low-treatment/1668)
**Author:** [@Pianoplayer7008](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Pianoplayer7008)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2020, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/best-low-treatment/1668 "2020-08-08T19:02:41Z")
I know this is pretty individual and what works for someone may not work for someone else, but just to get a starting place…what do you use for lows? This may be horrible to admit, but I have been very bad about consiste… --- ## [What do you binge on to correct low lows?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-do-you-binge-on-to-correct-low-lows/4146)
**Author:** [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-do-you-binge-on-to-correct-low-lows/4146 "2020-03-22T14:50:40Z")
for my go-to for BGs of 40s or below, i like milk with Ovaltine. as much as i love chocolate, as most of you already know, it takes too long to help out and raise my BG quickly enough. my husband would prefer that i drin… --- ## [How long after exercise do you see refueling lows?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-long-after-exercise-do-you-see-refueling-lows/6564)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2019, 10:21am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-long-after-exercise-do-you-see-refueling-lows/6564 "2019-09-14T10:21:34Z")
We are looking into a different kind of strategy and timing for running. But its success will depend upon the timing of refueling lows. When (how many hours later) do you get refueling lows after exercise if you don’t re… --- ## [Request for help understanding a hypoglycemic event](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/request-for-help-understanding-a-hypoglycemic-event/6789)
**Author:** [@ianrobertdouglas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ianrobertdouglas)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2019, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/request-for-help-understanding-a-hypoglycemic-event/6789 "2019-03-08T18:09:35Z")
Hi, My 9-year-old son was diagnosed T1D 12 January after entering an emergency ward DKA. We could still be within the so-called honeymoon period. Some weeks ago we had a Freestyle Libre flash sensor gifted from a new fr… --- ## [Is it possible to Re-Develop your physical sense of lows? highs? after depending on CGM](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-it-possible-to-re-develop-your-physical-sense-of-lows-highs-after-depending-on-cgm/6238)
**Author:** [@T1Allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Allison)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2019, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-it-possible-to-re-develop-your-physical-sense-of-lows-highs-after-depending-on-cgm/6238 "2019-03-07T16:20:52Z")
In my ideal world, I would not be dependent on Dexcom for warning me about lows. I’m 13 years into my T1D journey. I’ve used Dexcom for probably the last six or seven years. Before Dexcom, I went off of fingersticks and … --- ## [Help: what are your symptoms when low \[prep for wiki\]?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/help-what-are-your-symptoms-when-low-prep-for-wiki/6516)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2019, 12:06am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/help-what-are-your-symptoms-when-low-prep-for-wiki/6516 "2019-02-20T00:06:10Z")
What do you feel in a shallow or deep low: What alerts you first? What does it devolve itself into when it deepens? We have had several threads discussing lows in the past. Recently, @mike\_g suggested putting to… --- ## [Sitting in my parked car waiting for low BG to come up](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sitting-in-my-parked-car-waiting-for-low-bg-to-come-up/6500)
**Author:** [@glitzabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/glitzabetes)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2019, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sitting-in-my-parked-car-waiting-for-low-bg-to-come-up/6500 "2019-02-18T18:27:32Z")
It seems that at least once a month I find myself starting to go low just as soon as I get to my car to drive somewhere. So I just treat and then sit and wait impatiently till it comes up… and people give me weird looks … --- ## [Never had a Strategy Before with Lows: Today I closed my Eyes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/never-had-a-strategy-before-with-lows-today-i-closed-my-eyes/6331)
**Author:** [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2019, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/never-had-a-strategy-before-with-lows-today-i-closed-my-eyes/6331 "2019-02-13T20:37:13Z")
I had an epiphany on the treadmill last week, and I’ve been thinking about it since. It’s possible all of you knowledgeable diabetics have known this forever, but I honestly didn’t. It was only a week ago that I learned … --- ## [Tanking (low) while shopping](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tanking-low-while-shopping/6541)
**Author:** [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2019, 10:17pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tanking-low-while-shopping/6541 "2019-02-11T22:17:42Z")
Early on in reading FUD there were a number of people who discussed how every time they entered a Target or a grocery store their BG went low. And I started paying attention and it happens to EH too! So when you say you… --- ## [Recent research: do night snacks decrease hypoglycemia? Does protein help?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/recent-research-do-night-snacks-decrease-hypoglycemia-does-protein-help/6519)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2019, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/recent-research-do-night-snacks-decrease-hypoglycemia-does-protein-help/6519 "2019-02-11T18:57:21Z")
Conventional wisdom, as dispensed by most endos today, appears to say that bedtime snacks help in preventing nighttime hypoglycemia, and that snacks including protein are better because the effect lasts longer. But @MM2 … --- ## [Daughter just had a very scary severe low](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/daughter-just-had-a-very-scary-severe-low/4668)
**Author:** [@sahmcolorado](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/sahmcolorado)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2018, 2:38am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/daughter-just-had-a-very-scary-severe-low/4668 "2018-08-18T02:38:07Z")
My daughter Clara (12) just had a severe low and I thought we might lose her. 27 minutes out of range from her Dex receiver and smart watch while they charged and she dropped from 104 to below the range of the Dex and me… --- ## [How long does low blood sugar usually last?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-long-does-low-blood-sugar-usually-last/4086)
**Author:** [@Kisa.M](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Kisa.M)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2018, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-long-does-low-blood-sugar-usually-last/4086 "2018-05-25T14:11:53Z")
So ive been told when my blood sugar is low, have 15g of some sort of carb and/or protein along with it. Thats like 2-5 mins of eating but i still have symptoms of low blood sugar for the next 30-45 mins, is that amount … --- ## [\[FIRSTS\] - Liam recognized his first low today, and our first "gusher" (01302018)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/firsts-liam-recognized-his-first-low-today-and-our-first-gusher-01302018/3384)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2018, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/firsts-liam-recognized-his-first-low-today-and-our-first-gusher-01302018/3384 "2018-03-15T16:08:34Z")
The purpose of this post is that I figured it would be nice for those caregivers to mark significant milestones for future reference by either us, or our kids. So today was two “firsts” for Liam and for us. The First G… --- ## [Do you wake up for lows?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/do-you-wake-up-for-lows/3334)
**Author:** [@CarolynA](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CarolynA)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2018, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/do-you-wake-up-for-lows/3334 "2018-01-26T18:16:03Z")
Inspired by the alarms thread. Do low blood sugars wake you up? Not the alarms, the low itself. Even before I got the Dexcom, I had trouble sleeping when I’m low. I’m a night owl and a very sound sleeper (I was the one t… --- ## [How Many Carbs Do You Take to Correct Lows?/ how long do you wait for result?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-many-carbs-do-you-take-to-correct-lows-how-long-do-you-wait-for-result/2909)
**Author:** [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2018, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-many-carbs-do-you-take-to-correct-lows-how-long-do-you-wait-for-result/2909 "2018-01-01T20:11:02Z")
AS many of you know, i like to use Glucose tablets to treat my lows. even though they are considered “fast acting” i have never found this to be very true. sometimes i will notice that my Bgs may come up within a half ho… --- ## [A better definition of a bad low](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-better-definition-of-a-bad-low/3014)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2017, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-better-definition-of-a-bad-low/3014 "2017-12-31T18:16:17Z")
You may hear this question from your Endo, something like “How many low blood sugars do you experience in a week?” The problem is that their definition of “low BG” is not very good. They define a low BG as anything belo… --- ## [Some Dexcom disappointment](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/some-dexcom-disappointment/2755)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2017, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/some-dexcom-disappointment/2755 "2017-12-03T20:21:00Z")
Here is a typical Dexcom experience for me. Sometimes the numbers it shows are basically worthless for me. I put my actual BG values on the Dexcom trace to show what I am seeing. Here are the BG numbers I had: 69 @ 4:… --- ## [Dealing with a child's night low without wake-up](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dealing-with-a-childs-night-low-without-wake-up/2522)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2017, 12:06pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dealing-with-a-childs-night-low-without-wake-up/2522 "2017-11-03T12:06:59Z")
Sustained lows at night are sleep killers for our kids. I have discussed what we do for this before, but a recent post of @Thomas causes me to write this up as a separate thread: @Thomas, I wonder if your daughter migh… --- ## [Treating night time lows](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/treating-night-time-lows/2523)
**Author:** [@Thomas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Thomas)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/treating-night-time-lows/2523 "2017-11-01T15:06:49Z")
The last bad low did get frustrating after 4 hours, 80 carbs and at 3AM in the morning. lol However the upshot was my T1 told me that next time, just do a mini-glucagon (15 u) if the first attempt at a nighttime low d… --- ## [Active management of basal insulin to prevent lows](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/active-management-of-basal-insulin-to-prevent-lows/2265)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2017, 3:37am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/active-management-of-basal-insulin-to-prevent-lows/2265 "2017-10-06T03:37:58Z")
For the past couple of weeks, I have been experimenting and playing very actively with temp basals to prevent lows. Some of my motivation is that my son has gained quite a lot of weight lately – he is still very thin but… --- ## [Glucose tabs](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/glucose-tabs/1895)
**Author:** [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2017, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/glucose-tabs/1895 "2017-09-09T14:49:58Z")
nothing to do with the current conversation, but i just wanted to make a plug for Gtabs: i should deffinately buy stock in their company. :blush: anyone else? or are you all skittles, and jellybeans people? --- ## [Best candies for lows?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/best-candies-for-lows/1761)
**Author:** [@TravelingOn](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TravelingOn)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2017, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/best-candies-for-lows/1761 "2017-09-05T15:22:07Z")
Speaking of glucose tabs and glucose necklaces, what type of “sugar” do folks consume to recover from low BG? I noticed on another thread, @Michel was using skim milk for his son at night. And @Eric seems to like chocola… --- ## [What's the lowest you've been and taken insulin?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/whats-the-lowest-youve-been-and-taken-insulin/1299)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/whats-the-lowest-youve-been-and-taken-insulin/1299 "2017-06-27T23:28:38Z")
@docslotnick’s XDrip pictures made me think of this. A few days ago I was 52 but took some insulin because I knew I was gonna start heading back up. It was a pre-emptive correction. Fortunately I guess correctly. Was j… --- ## [Diabetes night watchman strikes at midnight](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-night-watchman-strikes-at-midnight/784)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2017, 1:22am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-night-watchman-strikes-at-midnight/784 "2017-05-18T01:22:00Z")
I thought you'd like to see how my wife caught me in the act... \[image\] Midnight, flashlight in the mouth, sealed milk cup with a straw in the hand, ready to pump 3 oz of fat-free milk into the boy due to a slight low…