If you are pregnant and on insulin for diabetes, the following are signs and symptoms that you should look out for:

• Feeling shaky or nervous
• Feeling very hungry
• Getting a headache
• Feeling dizzy or lightheaded
• Feeling grouchy or irritable
• Feeling sleepy, confused, or not thinking clearly
• Breaking out in a cold sweat
• Feeling your heart beat fast
• Feeling numness in your lips or fingers

If you notice any of the symptoms listed above, here is what you should do:

1. Check your blood sugar and write it down. If your blood sugar is below 60 eat ONE of the following:
• 1 cup milk (skim or low-fat) or...
• 1/2 cup juice or...
• 3-4 glucose tablets or...
• 1/2 of a regular 12oz can of regular soda (not diet) or...
• 6 Lifesavers candies or...
• 1 tablespoon of honey or sugar or...
• 15-20 Skittles or...
• 3 tabelspoons raisins or...
• 1 tube glucose gel or cake gel
2. Wait 15 minutes and check your blood sugar again.
3. If your blood sugar is still below 60, repeat steps #1 and #2.
4. If the treatment works (your symptoms go away), then eat. If it is mealtime, eat your meal. If it will be more than an hour before mealtime, eat 1/2 of a sandwich.
5. Call your doctor if you have low blood sugar more than once per week or if you do not feel better 30 mintues after treatment.