| Because hypoglycemia can effect your
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| | car.It is best if you eat 6-8 small meals
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| driving performance (even modestly low
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| | a day. This would include a CHO, protein
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| blood sugar can do this), if you are at
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| | food that contains a little fat included.
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| all prone to hypoglycemia, I personally
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| | Example would be a cheese sandwich that
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| would strongly recommend you check out
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| | contains either 1 or 2 slices of bread, a
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| your blood sugar level each time you are
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| | cheese that is low fat or turkey low in
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| about to drive.Prior to you putting the
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| | fat but not fat free. The protein and fat
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| key in the ignition, test your blood
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| | does help to stablize your blood sugar
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| sugar. There are some great glucometers
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| | over a period of time instead of a quick
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| out there, like the Accu-Check Compact
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| | spike in your blood sugar and a quick
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| with the Accu-Check Multi-clix lancet
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| | drop in blood sugar like juice would
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| pen.The Accu-Check Compact has a 17 strip
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| | do.During your trip if you need to take
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| drum inside so you don't have to take any
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| | an insulin injection or an oral blood
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| extra strips with you. The Accu-Check
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| | sugar medication, then make sure you eat
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| Multi-clix lancet pen has a drum that
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| | as prescibed with your medication,
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| automatically holds 6 lancets within the
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| | otherwise your blood sugar can go low. I
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| pen to use quickly and easily. Again, you
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| | will be writing about how insulin and
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| won't have to bring any lancets
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| | certain oral blood sugar medications can
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| separately with you. If your blood sugar
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| | make your sugar go low. Not all insulin,
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| is low, treat yourself to some juice or
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| | esp. Lantus, or oral diabetic medications
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| hard candy and don't drive until your
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| | make your blood sugar low.Signs of
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| blood sugar is back to normal. Usually 80
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| | Hypoglycemia:**Cold sweat, faintness,
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| mg/dl and higher you should feel better.
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| | dizziness
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| Then try and eat a small meal, like a low
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| | **Headache
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| fat cheese and/or turkey sandwich.Usually
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| | **Pounding of heart, trembling,
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| in 15 minutes taking 15-20 grams of
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| | nervousness
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| Carbohydrate (CHO) will usually bring up
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| | **blurred vision
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| your blood sugar to normal range. You can
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| | **hunger
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| have a 4-6 ounce glass of juice, glucose
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| | **Irritability
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| tablets or 2-3 pieces of hard candy.
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| | **Personality Change
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| Don't overdo it because your blood sugar
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| | **Not able to awakenNow you can also
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| will then go sky high. If it doesn't
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| | have problems driving if your blood sugar
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| return within normal limits in 15
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| | is over 200 mg/dl. My father got in an
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| minutes, repeat the 15-20 grams of CHO
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| | accident because his blood sugar was over
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| and then check your blood sugar in 15
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| | 200, he was becoming confused and at the
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| minutes.Usually if your blood sugar is
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| | same time had a Urinary Tract Infection.
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| above 80 mg/dl, you should feel fine but
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| | The police officer told me that a
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| sometimes going above 100 mg/dl, you'll
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| | diabetic's license can be revoked if an
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| feel better. You should always follow
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| | accident is caused by diabetes. I don't
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| with a small meal that contains CHO,
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| | know if that is true but why risk losing
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| protein that contains a small amount of
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| | your license altogether if this is the
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| fat.Always make sure you have something
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| | case.If you were going to be driving for
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| to eat right within reach in the car (not
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| | any sort of extended time, every so often
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| in the trunk!). I tell my father to put
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| | find an appropriate place to pull across
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| 2-3 peppermint candy right in his pocket
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| | and retest your blood. When it comes to
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| and have a supply of hard candy or
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| | driving: if in doubt, check out your
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| peppermint candy always stashed in his
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| | blood sugar & eat!
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