Let’s Talk Lows

How To Manage Your Blood Sugar

Hypoglycemia—or low blood sugar (“lows“)—is one of the most difficult, frightening, and stressful aspects of having diabetes.

Low blood sugars can affect your mental and physical health, and learning how to prevent and manage them takes effort, especially if you use insulin or other drugs that can cause them.

The focus of Beyond Type 1’s “Let’s Talk Lows” campaign is hypoglycemia. If you or a loved one suffers from hypoglycemia, this resource addresses the causes, symptoms, and potential therapies.

Let’s talk lows!

Hypoglycemia Basics

What Are the ADA Standards of Care for Hypoglycemia & Glucagon Administration?

Every year, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) updates its “Standards of Care in Diabetes.” For 2024, the Standards of Care...

3 Tips: Getting Off the Blood Sugar Roller Coaster

Editor’s note: This article does not substitute for medical advice from your healthcare team. Severe low blood sugars—in which you...

How To Help Me With A Low Blood Sugar

Low blood sugars can be exhausting, frustrating and downright scary. In some situations, we need help from others because we...

Not All Sugars Are the Same: Using Glucose to Treat Hypoglycemia

Editor’s Note: Low blood sugars—also known as hypoglycemia—can be one of the most challenging, stressful, and often scary parts of...

Avoiding Lows While Drinking Alcohol

Yes, people with diabetes can drink alcohol, but there are a few very important things to keep in mind. Alcohol can actually...

What to Eat: Fast-Acting Carbs to Treat Low Blood Sugars

Low blood sugars are the worst. One of the worst things about ’em? That urge to eat everything in sight—which...

Emergency Glucagon for Severe Hypoglycemia

If You Take Insulin: You Need a Prescription for Emergency Glucagon

Here’s what you need to know about emergency glucagon if you take insulin to manage any type of diabetes. Learn...

How To Help Me With A Low Blood Sugar

Low blood sugars can be exhausting, frustrating and downright scary. In some situations, we need help from others because we...

If You Take Insulin, Why Do You Need Glucagon?

Editor’s Note: If you take insulin or any other blood sugar-lowering medication, you need glucagon. Learn about your options here....

How to Ask Your Primary Care Provider for Glucagon

Anyone who takes insulin (or another medication that can cause low blood sugars) should have an emergency glucagon treatment, regardless...

How to Get Emergency Glucagon: CoPay Cards & Insurance Denials

If you take insulin or a medication that can cause low blood sugar, having an emergency glucagon treatment is a...

Why Glucagon Might Not Work with Alcohol

Editor’s Note: This content has been verified by Marina Basina, MD, a clinical associate professor at Stanford University. She’s a...

Exercise + Hypoglycemia

How to Adjust Your Insulin Rates for Endurance Training

Whether you’re running 3 miles or 13, learning how—and when—to adjust your insulin rates for endurance training is a critical...

Tips: Endurance Exercise with a Closed-Loop Pump

Training for a marathon or a triathlon as a person with type 1 diabetes comes with a variety of challenges...

Avoid Exercise Lows: How to Time Your Workouts Around Insulin Doses

Exercising as a person with type 1 or type 2 diabetes who takes insulin can be challenging. Nothing makes your...

Start Working out with T1D

Most of us like the idea of exercising and being active. We know that it’s good for us and that we...

Mental Health + Hypoglycemia

Low Blood Sugars & Anxiety While Returning to Your Busy Routine

Editor’s Note: This content was made possible with support from Zealand Pharma, makers of Zegalogue®, an active partner of Beyond...

Coping with Fear of Hypoglycemia

One of the more frightening experiences of living with diabetes is an ever-present fear of hypoglycemia. Fear of hypoglycemia is...

Finding a Diabetes Mental Health Provider

This article is part of our library of Mental Health resources. Type 1 isn’t just about counting carbs, checking blood glucose levels...

At School + Hypoglycemia

Preparing For Back to School with Type 1 Diabetes

Heading back to school is always an exciting part of the year, but for those with type 1 diabetes, it...

How to Help Others With Low Blood Sugar Levels at School

If your classmate or student has type 1 diabetes, you can support them by learning how to spot the signs...

Your Child Can Exercise Safely with T1D

Editor’s note: This content was originally produced by JDRF, shared here as part of the JDRF – Beyond Type 1...

6 Must-knows for the College Sick Day with T1D

Editor’s Note: For more information on managing type 1 diabetes in college, sign up for Beyond Type 1: College Edition,...

Real Life + Hypoglycemia

Preventing + Treating Hypoglycemia in Older Adults with Diabetes

As you age, it’s inevitable that certain aspects of your physical and mental health change—that includes how your body feels...

Diabetes Astrology: Snacks for Hypoglycemia Based on Your Zodiac Sign

DISCLAIMER: The stars are not medical doctors; all advice in this post comes from the stars’ own personal experience and centuries...

5 Tips to Stop Over-Treating Low Blood Sugars

Editor’s note: This article does not substitute for medical advice from your healthcare team. Severe low blood sugars—in which you...

My Journey with Hypoglycemia Anxiety

There’s a hill in my town that I have grown quite familiar with. When I was younger, my dad and...

Diabetes Disaster Preparedness Plan

Note: Beyond Type 1 is proud to be a part of the Diabetes Disaster Response Coalition, alongside American Diabetes Association,...

Let’s Talk Lows with BT1 Staff

We chat about our scariest hypoglycemia experiences, what we wish more people understood, and how to reinterpret available treatments.

Let’s Talk Lows with Dr. Anne Peters

Anne L. Peters, MD, talks about the difficulties in getting glucagon, when to use it in an emergency, and how it’s now easier than ever to teach loved ones how to use it.