This was a number of years ago. I was at home with my little brother. My parents were off somewhere. I was 17 or 18 and my brother was 15 or 16. I was feeling fine. I had just finished a conversation on the phone with a friend of mine. I walked into the bathroom and the next thing I remember was being on the living room floor with an odd taste in my mouth.
I did not close the bathroom door all the way and my brother saw me standing in front of the mirror staring at myself. My hands were clenched to the sink and I was staring at myself and twitching. He grabbed a hold of me and dragged me to the other room. He popped a couple of glucose tablets into my mouth. Shortly after I became conscious. Glucose tablets probably wasn't the best solution(choking hazard) but he handled the situation admirably. I was embarrassed but thankful.
Most of the time when I am awake I can feel a low blood sugar coming on but this was a situation where I had no idea. This was a time early in my diabetic career but I knew the symptoms they just were not there. Sometimes the way my body feels doesn't match up with my actual glucose number. This is why checking with a meter is so important.
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