Tag: hyperglycemia
Low Blood Sugar and the High-paced Job
You’d probably never guess that I was struggling with low blood sugar while talking to the Governor General of Jamaica at an event here. Thankfully, he didn’t either. After dashing from one event to get to another, my blood sugar took a hit and I started dropping low. And even though I quickly scarfed down …
Ain’t Nothing Sweet About Stress!
Some people only recognize Diabetes as a disease that affects you physically. The pancreas (physical) doesn’t work, which results in hyperglycaemia (high blood sugar – also physical) or hypoglycemia (low blood sugar – physical again) which makes you ill (physical, physical, physical).
But not many consider the mental implications of this autoimmune disease. It’s rare to find someone (aside from another T1D) who understands the overwhelming sadness that overcomes a diabetic like me when, after giving up all my favorite foods, my blood sugar readings are still not within a safe, healthy range.
Type 1 Cravings 