Can sugar levels be too low, and why?
Yes, too low sugar levels are known as hypoglycemia. One can faint if it is not treated on time.
Last updated on 12 Dec 2024
Yes. A blood sugar level below 70 mg/dL (3.9 mmol/L) is low and can harm you. A blood sugar level below 54 mg/dL (3.0 mmol/L) is a cause for immediate action.
This is because your brain preserves as much as energy possible and it makes you feel dizzy or light headed.
Hypoglycemia is low blood sugar levels. One needs to pop a candy or glucose rich drink to prevent complications. You may experience dizziness, fast heart beats or even fainting if you delay taking glucose rich foods.
This is because overtime, your body becomes insulin resistant the pancreas keeps making more insulin to try to make cells respond.
One can take 10 to 15 grams of carbs or sugar syrup and check the level of glucose every 15 mins until you have stabilised.
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