| You might be thinking "What's the
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| | menopause, I frequently confused waking
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| connection between diabetes and the
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| | at 2 a.m. in the morning in a cold sweat
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| menopause?"Well, for ladies reaching that
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| | as a hypo and took a quick sugar boost to
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| certain age, it can be very traumatic -
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| | settle myself. That pushed my blood
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| especially when some of the effects
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| | sugar levels up when I didn't need it.
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| experienced can easily be mistaken for
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| | Not a good idea!It was only after
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| those we have to be aware of when
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| | visiting my Doctor to talk about these
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| managing our diabetes...For a diabetic
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| | frequent, unexpected hypos I discovered I
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| taking medication, keeping blood sugars
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| | was starting the menopause (I was in my
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| at the right level is a balancing act.
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| | late 40s, so it was rather unexpected,
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| If sugar levels drop too low, because of
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| | normally it doesn't occur until
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| not eating enough or at the right times,
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| | early-to-mid 50s).If you are a lady, with
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| you suffer a hypoglycemia episode
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| | diabetes controlled by medication, and
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| (sometimes called 'hypo' for short). For
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| | you are in your early 50s and you start
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| me, this usually manifests itself as
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| | having frequent, unexplained hypos -
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| shaking; irritability; sweating and a
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| | check your sugar levels before 'treating
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| faint-headed feeling. If you are
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| | the condition'. And get your Doctor to
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| diabetic and have ever had low-blood
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| | check your symptoms. You may be
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| sugar you may recognize some of these
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| | confusing symptoms of diabetes and the
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| symptoms, amongst others. A quick
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| | menopause.And guys; if your lady normally
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| 'glucose fix' usually settles it within
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| | has great control of her diabetes and
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| 5-10 minutes.Now, compare that to some of
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| | suddenly seems to be showing the same
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| the symptoms of starting the menopause;
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| | symptoms when she was getting her
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| hot flushes [I call them 'power-surges'
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| | diabetes into balance (if you knew her
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| ;)] - similar to the sweats of a hypo;
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| | then) please be supportive and
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| mood swings - akin to the irritability
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| | understanding, she's going through one
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| you might experience during a hypo. It's
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| | hell of an experience, but I promise, she
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| very easy to confuse the symptoms you are
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| | will come through and be her normal,
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| feeling.When I first started the
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| | loving and charming self once again.
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