Anxiety can be experienced with many of the same symptoms as with low blood sugar, and of which you are experiencing (MIND, 2021): We can feel the effects of anxiety, even when we are sleeping this could be characterised by frequent waking in the night or nightmares for example. You mention that you exercise quite frequently and have your last meal at 5.30pm so it may be that you would benefit from a snack later on in the evening to see if this resolves some of your symptoms? 2) Anxiety and panic attacks Hypoglycaemia can occur predominantly due to: not eating enough or not eating for a prolonged period of time, drinking excess alcohol, large amounts of exercise or, if you have diabetes, having too high a dose of medication e.g insulin in relation to your sugar levels (Diabetes UK, 2021). Hypoglycaemia can occur overnight as well as during the day and you may not be able to recognise some of the symptoms if this happens when you are asleep. tachycardia (fast heartbeat) and palpitations.Symptoms of hypoglycaemia that someone might experience include (.uk, 2021): Hypoglycaemia is much more likely to affect someone who has diabetes, but it is possible for it to be experienced if you don't.
The normal blood sugar in someone that does not have diabetes is between 4.0-5.9 mmol/L before meals and under 7.8mmol/L after meals (NICE,2015). Hypoglycaemia is the name for when our blood sugars drop too low below 'normal' levels.
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As it can be difficult to understand the cause without a full examination, and because these symptoms could potentially be a warning sign of an underlying condition, it would be sensible to get in touch with your GP for an assessment.īelow we will discuss some of the more common causes: 1) Hypoglycaemia The most common reasons that we may experience shaking are due to low blood sugar levels and anxiety, as you have mentioned. There are a number of reasons that we may wake up feeling shaky and experiencing trembling, and whilst this can be quite alarming, it is often not due to any emergency cause.
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