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Preventing Low Blood Sugar: Tips from People Living with Type 1 Diabetes

In this video, patients with type 1 diabetes share their secrets to preventing and dealing with low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia.

Lauren Smith, MASanjai Sinha, MD
Written by Lauren Smith, MA | Reviewed by Sanjai Sinha, MD
Updated on April 5, 2025

If you’ve been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes recently, you know all too well that keeping tabs on your blood sugar levels can become an all-consuming process. Because the pancreas no longer produces its own insulin, you’ve got to master how to maintain a steady and appropriate level to keep a healthy amount of glucose in the blood stream.

Learn more about what type 1 diabetes is and how type 1 diabetes is treated here.

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References

American Diabetes Association. (n.d.). Hypoglycemia (low blood glucose).

American Diabetes Association. (n.d.). Living with type 1 diabetes.

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