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Article: Low blood sugar more dangerous than high
- Article from:
- Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.
- Article date:
- March 29, 2007
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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Last year I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
I take half a diabetes tablet and test my blood three times a week.
The monograph I received with the tablets plus other reading material
and Internet information all say the same thing: If blood sugar is
very low, the patient should drink a regular soft drink or eat table
sugar, honey or candy. Nowhere does it say what to do when blood
sugar spikes.
Not long ago, my blood sugar tested at 88 (4.9), a little low for
me. I began to feel really bad. I ate breakfast and tested again. My
reading was 244 (13.5). I took the other half-tablet, and in time I
felt better. What will take blood sugar down in a hurry? - S.H.
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