What is Diabetes Type 1

Type 1 diabetes (formerly known as "childhood" or "juvenile" diabetes or "insulin dependent" diabetes) is most commonly diagnosed in children and adolescents. The adult incidence o...

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Anyone have this problem when your sugars are to low?? I always know when i am into a full blown insulin reaction or about to be as my left knee and leg jumps and pops around like crazy all on its own like a puppet...

Then i check my blood sugars and i am either already to low or about to be to low. Once the blood sugars are back into normal range for a diabetic on insulin the leg jumping stops on its own.
Posted on 11/06/07, 02:11 pm
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Reply #1 - 11/06/07  2:34pm
" I have a similar expierence. Execpt it's my hands that start to shake. "
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Reply #2 - 11/21/07  12:58pm
" Yep...when ever my blood sugars dip, my left hand has massive jerking. Not sure why this happens though... "
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Reply #3 - 12/23/07  3:06pm
" Yep, my legs and arms shake to the point where I can't even hold a bottle of juice, although at this stage I'm on my way to collapsing! "
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