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I've had several where my bloodsugar was between 1.0 and 1.3 (18 to 23) where I was able to stay conscious and whatnot and I've had a few that I wasn't able to test because I passed out, but my lowest (I was told) was 0.6 (about 10). I had a seizure. It was on Friday, actually. It was only my second diabetic seizure.

As for seeing things, sometimes when my bloodsugar is too low I'll get a sort of tunnel vision where I won't see anything in my peripheral vision or my mind won't be able to process what I'm seeing. I was playing Guitar Hero at a friend's house once and i had a really low bloodsugar. I couldn't see the notes or what I was playing. I was staring right at the screen, but I couldn't see anything. It was like i was blind.

my boyfriend had a low of 1.3 once. An alarm actually went off on the meter! Can someone explain the translation to the higher numbers?

Hey sarahsarah7,

There are two ways to measure glucose levels. One is in mg/dL (milligrams per deciliter) and the other is mmol/L (millimoles per liter).

The US uses mg/dl and the European countries use mmol/L.

If my memory serves me right to convert mg/dL to mmol/L you divide by 18. So if you have a reading of 162mg/dL it converts to 9 mmol/L (162/18 = 9). If you want to convert mmol/L to mg/dL then you need to multiply by 18. So a reading of 10 mmol/L converts to 180 mg/dL (10x18=180).

Hope this helps answer the question you were asking although I have been known to misinterpret the question!

42 for me. Woke up in the middle of the nite drenched in sweat and just enveloped in that low blood sugar haze that can be hard to get out of. All my brain was saying was EAT. Halfway thru a bowl of cereal I finally had the presence of mind to check and see what it was

Yes, in Canada, we go by mm/ol. My lowest was yesterday and it was 3.5 (times 18 for your measurement) I guess that seems high, but not for me. I was soaking wet from sweat, shaking and was amost passed out. I could hardly see the blood and my son had to read the metre reading. I guess everyone is different in what their lows are. My sisters are this number all the time. I feel best around 7. Sure was scarey.... orange juice revives me the fastest. ... if I am not passed out.

my lowest has been 0.8 it;s happened a few times and I felt normal,I don't get hypo warnings anymore so have to test more often.It's usually the kids or friends that ask me to check as apparently I look "vague" lol.

my lowest was 0.9 but i was standing fine and thinking ok aswell. i have had several fits when ive fainted and had started shaking etc. i dont know how low i was then, i had one when i was at a wedding!!!
i have had a couple of LO's and HI's when they are too low or too High to be read on my meter!

the lowest I've been (in 10 months as a T1 diabetic) is 34... which happened about 15 minutes ago (at about 4:45 AM), prompting me to google the subject and join this site. i've never been this low, and it scared me a little bit. i've hit 39 before during the day, and I've been in the low 40's about a half-dozen times.

the hypoglycemia woke me up, but I really didn't feel all that bad, so I decided to check my sugar before I ate anything. I was a little shaky and a little "out of it", but I had no idea I was THIS low. i am concerned that my body let me get down to 34 before i woke up.... I often wake up at around 50 and am able to eat something right away. is there anything that i can do so that i wake up before i get this low? i'd prefer not to walk such a fine line.... because I assume I'll faint if I get much lower than 34. thanks for the help/advice!

What happens to me is I dont eat enough, or take too much insulin. It is a balancing act, but you should be testing often and if it gets below a certain point, then drink some orange juice to bring it up. If this happens often, I would reduce my insulin or medication. I would also see your doctor or diabetic clinic to see what they suggest. This is not good to have too many lows and you feel awful even after it is back up.