I'm learning - so you're learning with me. Sorry. I have been reading: "The lower a person’s average blood sugar, the higher the risk for hypoglycemia unawareness."
So, what is hypoglycemic unawareness?
Source: Diabetes Monitor.
"If the autonomic
warning symptoms are ignored or unrecognized (hypoglycemic
unawareness), with subsequent reductions in plasma glucose
concentrations to around 50 mg/dl, symptoms of neuroglycopenia
(weakness, lethargy, blurred vision, confusion, dizziness) and signs of
cognitive dysfunction usually occur. Results from Pramming,
Thorsteinsson, Bebdtson, and Bionder (1986) reveal deteriorations in
cognitive performance in IDDM individuals at blood glucose
concentrations just below subnormal levels (54 mg/dl). An important
finding in this investigation is that for all but one of the
neuropsychological tests (finger tapping), there was a gradual
deterioration in cognitive performance with decreasing blood glucose
concentrations. Based on outcomes, the authors concluded that
performance on everyday tasks that entail planning and control would be
adversely affected even at subnormal blood glucose concentrations,
concentrations that are usually not considered to be hypoglycemic.
Significant disruptions in simulated driving behaviors during moderate
hypoglycemia (2.6 + 28 mM, ˜50 mg/dl) have been reported by Cox,
Gonder-Frederick, and Clarke (1993). Disrupted behaviors included more
swerving, spinning, time over midline, time off road, and apparent
compensatory slowing with an increase in 'very slow' driving."
| A person's actions during HU can be bizarre with: |
- irrational thought
- anger or irritability --- see also Anger During Lows
- running away
- insisting they "feel fine" in the midst of very unusual behavior
- high stress
- high emotions
- laughing and silliness
|
What is truly bizarre about all of this - is that the recent neuro-psychological testing I undertook revealed a serious cognitive problem along with Bi-Polar I. How fitting is it that the symptoms are very similar, many identical?
I'm learning - so you're learning with me. Sorry. I have been reading: "The lower a person’s average blood sugar, the higher the risk for hypoglycemia unawareness."
So, what is hypoglycemic unawareness?
Source: Diabetes Monitor.
"If the autonomic warning symptoms are ignored or unrecognized (hypoglycemic unawareness), with subsequent reductions in plasma glucose concentrations to around 50 mg/dl, symptoms of neuroglycopenia (weakness, lethargy, blurred vision, confusion, dizziness) and signs of cognitive dysfunction usually occur. Results from Pramming, Thorsteinsson, Bebdtson, and Bionder (1986) reveal deteriorations in cognitive performance in IDDM individuals at blood glucose concentrations just below subnormal levels (54 mg/dl). An important finding in this investigation is that for all but one of the neuropsychological tests (finger tapping), there was a gradual deterioration in cognitive performance with decreasing blood glucose concentrations. Based on outcomes, the authors concluded that performance on everyday tasks that entail planning and control would be adversely affected even at subnormal blood glucose concentrations, concentrations that are usually not considered to be hypoglycemic. Significant disruptions in simulated driving behaviors during moderate hypoglycemia (2.6 + 28 mM, ˜50 mg/dl) have been reported by Cox, Gonder-Frederick, and Clarke (1993). Disrupted behaviors included more swerving, spinning, time over midline, time off road, and apparent compensatory slowing with an increase in 'very slow' driving."
What is truly bizarre about all of this - is that the recent neuro-psychological testing I undertook revealed a serious cognitive problem along with Bi-Polar I. How fitting is it that the symptoms are very similar, many identical?