How To Help Me With A Low Blood Sugar
WRITTEN BY: Erika Szumel
2023-05-11
Low blood sugars can be exhausting, frustrating and downright scary. In some situations, we need help from others because we are confused, weak and unable to interact. Low blood sugars can quickly become life-threatening, so it’s important that those around us understand how they can help.
Below, we’ve created a downloadable, printable PDF that describes how to help someone with diabetes who is experiencing a low blood sugar. Share this with friends, family, coworkers and your community!
How To Help Me With A Low Printable PDF
Educational content related to severe low blood sugar is made possible with support from Zealand Pharma, an active partner of Beyond Type 1 / Beyond Type 2 at the time of publication. Editorial control rests solely on Beyond Type 1 / Beyond Type 2.
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Hypoglycemia, also known as low blood sugar, is when your blood sugar level drops below 70. Having low blood sugar is dangerous and needs to be treated right away. Left untreated, hypoglycemia can lead to unconsciousness, seizures, and though rarely, death.
Diabetes management is about how lifestyle, daily routine, and technology can affect blood glucose levels of someone with Type 2 diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body cannot properly use insulin, a hormone that regulates blood sugar. This is also known as insulin resistance.
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the American Diabetes Association and recommend the following:
