New risks rise with diabetes patients across Canada: study
Posted Oct 13, 2019 5:48 pm.
Last Updated Oct 14, 2019 12:05 pm.
CALGARY (660 NEWS) — Diabetes experts are sending out a warning about the dangers of hypoglycemia.
Doctors say those with the disease and their families need to be wary.
A new international study including more than 500 Canadians finds 64 per cent of family members worried or anxious about the risks.
Dr. Jane Ballantine who focuses a great deal of her work on diabetes says many patients don’t realize they’ve had a bout of hypoglycemia because they don’t recognize it.
“The symptoms of hypoglycemia most commonly are like shakiness or tremor, people may be sweaty, feel anxious, have a rapid heart rate, they may not concentrate as well,” she said.
It can progress to very serious lows, which can mean seizures, coma, and even death.
She says people often have it while they’re sleeping and describe being in a fog the next day.
Another common sign of hypoglycemia in the night is a nightmare.
If that happens, they should check their sugars and report it to their doctor.
