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Diabetic Insulin Reactions (Causes & Symptoms)

Diabetic Insulin Reactions (Causes & Symptoms).

 

Being prepared for diabetic reactions is part of caring for and maintaining diabetes.

Causes of Diabetic Insulin Reactions (Low Blood Glucose, Hypoglycemia):

• Injecting too much insulin.
• Taking too much oral insulin.
• Skipping or delaying meals or snacks.
• Depleting insulin during exercise.
• Eating too little.

Although juices, crackers and hard candy can often be used to counteract an insulin reaction, specially designed commercial diabetic reaction treatment products are found to work faster than foods to treat low blood glucose.  Reaction products are manufactured containing measured doses of carbohydrates that can make treating diabetic reactions more accurate.

For example, table sugar (and most candy) is made from more than one type of sugar—usually sucrose (half glucose and half fructose).  Blood glucose is primarily affected by glucose, with fructose taking much longer to be absorbed.  Also, most candies are high in fat that adds many more calories and slows the glucose absorption rate.

Diabetic reaction treatment products include glucose gels and glucose tablets that contain only glucose with no added sucrose or fats.

 

Symptoms of Diabetic Insulin Reactions:

• Trembling.
• Tingling lips.
• Irritability.
• Fatigue.
• Hunger
• Overall weakness.
• Pale skin.
• Sweating.
• Mood swings.
• Clumsiness.
• Inability to concentrate.
• Unconsciousness.

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