If you have diabetes, it is likely that you have experienced diabetic weakness. One of the first signs of the disease, in fact, is diabetic weakness. Primarily, this occurs because the cells lack the sugar they need to make energy. Since they are essentially starving, they continue calling out for nutrients, causing the diabetic to continually feel hungry and unsatisfied.

Another major cause of diabetic weakness is hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar. Taking too strong of a dose of medicationor skipping mealsusually lead to this hypoglycemic state and to diabetic weakness. If you feel weak, check your blood sugar level. If it is low, eating some type of sugar such as a few hard candies or glucose tablets, or drinking half a cup of juice or soda pop will normally bring your blood sugar levels back to normal. Be sure to check your glucose levels again after about 15 …