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Low blood glucose (sugar) or hypoglycemia is when your blood glucose is below 70 mg/dL. People with diabetes who take insulin or some pills that can cause low blood glucose (sugar) should learn how to prevent it.

Low blood glucose (sugar) or hypoglycemia, happens when you take more diabetes medicine than you need, don’t eat enough food or are more active than usual. Talk to your healthcare team about how you can prevent low blood glucose.

Low blood glucose (sugar) or hypoglycemia does not always feel the same. This list has what people feel most often when they are low.

When you have low blood glucose (sugar) or hypoglycemia, eat 15 grams of fast-acting carbs to raise your blood glucose (sugar) to above 70 mg/dL. Here are some 15-gram fast acting carbs ideas you can try.

Know if you have signs of low blood glucose (sugar) or hypoglycemia.

The ‘15-15 Rule’ is a way to treat low blood glucose (sugar) or hypoglycemia. It means take 15 grams of a fast carb such as half a glass of juice, wait 15 minutes, then check blood glucose again to see if it is above 70 mg/dL.

Hypoglycemia or low blood glucose is when blood glucose (sugar) drops below 70 mg/dL. How you feel when you are low may vary. Watch for these common ones.

5 things that may lead to Low Blood Glucose (Sugar) or Hypoglycemia (Graphic).