tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773372806308930207.post3373888042296926396..comments2024-02-28T00:09:49.322-05:00Comments on Bitter~Sweet ™: The Lows I Despise . . . . .Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836215891806148229noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773372806308930207.post-42100584755487165252013-11-07T16:41:12.560-05:002013-11-07T16:41:12.560-05:00My husband says that too, and since he's been ...My husband says that too, and since he's been wearing a Dexcom he has some data to back up that theory, it's the angle of the slope that causes the horrible feeling. A precipitous drop feels awful, a slow gradual decline is not so bad.greenpalmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01270097172421228598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773372806308930207.post-91559157368916689452013-11-07T16:40:02.328-05:002013-11-07T16:40:02.328-05:00I can absolutely tell the difference between the b...I can absolutely tell the difference between the bad ones and the not so bad ones in both my daughter and my husband. There's definitely some kind of difference.greenpalmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01270097172421228598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773372806308930207.post-39993164025776910672013-11-06T08:29:09.120-05:002013-11-06T08:29:09.120-05:00Karen, I think we can all identify with what you&#...Karen, I think we can all identify with what you're saying. Those kind of lows are never easy. Glad everything turned out okay. Glad Pete was there to help. StephenShttp://happy-medium.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773372806308930207.post-15814814404896063512013-11-05T20:23:52.257-05:002013-11-05T20:23:52.257-05:00Jessi - good point! With the range in blood glucos...Jessi - good point! With the range in blood glucose values even in tests taken seconds apart, who knows if our numbers are right where the meter says they are. With a low (like the 36 I dropped to a few weeks back), that can make things even worse. I might have actually been at 56 (need food quick but I'm not panicking) or 26 (probably wouldn't have been awake to see the reading). I wish Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773372806308930207.post-21687997780565505652013-11-05T19:15:17.400-05:002013-11-05T19:15:17.400-05:00Yep sometimes a not so low low will feel worse tha...Yep sometimes a not so low low will feel worse than a dangerous low. I think it has to do with how quickly I drop. A gradual drop is harder for me to detect but there are those times when it feels like my insulin finally kicks in and I come crashing down hard. Those are the worst. The Piquant Storytellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798467258009138710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773372806308930207.post-7442353300769283662013-11-05T17:18:09.664-05:002013-11-05T17:18:09.664-05:00Yuck! I hate those. I don't get it, sometimes ...Yuck! I hate those. I don't get it, sometimes a 61 does feel worse than say a 40. That always makes me wonder after the fact how accurate the meter or test strip was I used when I feel absolutely awful like that but I'm not as low as the number says.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16832064136799435402noreply@blogger.com