Through the Lows in Life | 2015

"Don't you ever go low while filming?"

That's a question I hear all the time from my Diabetic Lexbots. In fact, there are so many questions that I get from other Diabetics, it's kind of awesome. Actually, now that I am having a whole chain of realizations, it's really awesome knowing other Diabetics. That's not a realization I had literally just now, but you know what I mean.

Talking to another Diabetic can feel amazing. It's not that you want someone else to go through Diabetes, but it's exciting to know that you can say anything in the world about Diabetes to this new, glorious person, and they more than likely will know exactly what you're talking about.

Encountering one of our fellow Diabetic species is often filled with geeky questions, such as "Do you use pens?" "ME TOO!"

So here is a list of FAQ that will let you know that you are never alone, and you are totally normal.

Don't you ever go low while filming?
I absolutely will go low while filming! It doesn't happen every single video, but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen. Sometimes, lows can be hard to feel. For me, I almost always feel my lows (dizzy, shaky, sweaty, all around loopy) but when I am concentrating, such as filming, they can be harder to feel, and definitely easier to try to block out of my mind and finish up what I am doing. (which I never recommend by the way! Better to stop and correct than pass out to finish up a makeup!) There are times where it does get me, and I have to stop, grab something to eat, and continue on filming. It is very rare a low will truly stop me from doing what I am doing, unless I am having the doom of continuous lows.

How do you correct your lows?
Peanut BUTTA jelly TIME! My favorite things to correct my sugar are

• Peanut butter sandwich (or toasted peanut butter sandwich) om nom
• Cereal 
• ReliOn Glucose Drinks (Mixed Berry)
• Coke (for a quick, rapid fix)

If its 2am and I am low, more than likely I find myself wandering down to the kitchen and eating all the food in the house. Whoops! Refer to my zombie photo above for an idea of how I look at that hour with a low blood sugar.

I highly recommend the ReliOn Glucose Drinks. No, no ones paying me to say that. Being a Diabetic for 8 years, I have to say those have been the second best thing that I have ever had that are MEANT to raise low sugars. I say second best, because the ultimate best were these orange glucose tablets that were large white chalky looking things, and they came in a silver package. Sadly, they are discontinued. Which is kind of a good thing, considering it was easy to keep eating them. They were quite delicious. While the glucose drinks don't taste "OH MY GOD" good, they work, and they don't leave an after taste at all. It raises my sugar, but doesn't spike it. These little bottles are my number 1 safety tool for trade shows, meet and greets, and anything that involves me being up and active, or where I may be at a higher risk to go low. You think I'm joking? Think again.

What is the lowest your blood sugar has ever been?

30! It's always important to test your sugar through out the day, because sometimes when you're just drying your hair, you might end up testing at a 30, being thankful you didn't leave the house with nothing to fix it.

Have you ever passed out from a low?

I have never passed out from a low, and don't plan to!

Even though lows are something that can and will slow you down throughout the day or night, they should not be something that ruins your whole day, or actually stops you. With that being said, lows are also something that cannot be shrugged off. Sometimes you need to sit down, take a break, and correct your health. After all, whatever you're so busy doing can't be done if you're passed out in the back of an ambulance. Your health is always more important than anything, no matter what others may think or say.