Hypoglycemia Hangover.

The 48 mg/dL I had the other night wasn't the lowest I've ever been, or the most 'out of it' I've been in the middle of the night.  Getting out of bed and not being able to stand without swaying, forcing me to wake my husband and ask him for assistance isn't the best, but it isn't unfamiliar.  And the fact that my washing machine doesn't have a "hypoglyemic sweat-and-grape-juice removal" setting for my bedding the next day isn't new, either.  (Though I wish that setting existed.)What's new in the last year or two is the hypoglycemia hangover that happens after a middle of the night low.  Years ago (as far back as I can remember), low would come swooping in, be treated, and then would take off again.  There wasn't much of a lasting effect, so even if I had a nasty low in the morning at school, I was fine within a few minutes.  A couple of years ago, when I was working at dLife, I had an intense low before I left for work in the morning, and I needed an extra 30 minutes to get my act together ... and at the time, I was mortified because diabetes rarely affected my ability to get to work on time.  (Thankfully, the phone call to my editor at the diabetes media company that started with, "I had a really nasty low and I am going to be about 30 minutes late," was met with a very understanding, "That's fine.  I hope you're feeling better; we'll see you when you get here."  I could not be more grateful for my f...
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