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Diabetes and low blood glucose

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5. Activity: Why do we get hypos?

View to see why hypos happen. It’s important to discuss with your healthcare professional how to stop the hypos from happening.

Activity: Select each of the following images to see how hypos can be caused by missing meals, exercise, drink and over medicating.

Missing meals
Exercise
Drinking Alcohol
Over Medicating
White background Floor Icon of a man at desk Sweat on a man's face Sweat under a man's arm 9 o'clock time 5 o'clock time A clock The hour hand of a clock The minute hand of a clock A breakfast A lunch A tea A man standing Underarm sweat Facial sweat A man swimming A man hoovering A man gardening A man shopping A man cycling A man standing Exclamation mark A smile Two balloons A balloon A large quaver A run of notes A single quaver A treble cleff Two semi-quavers A man drinking A man drinking an empty bottle Sweat on a mans body Sweat on a mans face A man standing Sweat appearing on clothes Facial sweat A red cross A large blue circle An insulin pen and medication An insulin pen and medication An insulin pen and medication An insulin pen and medication

 
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