Glucose EAQs Practice Test

Tremors, pallor, and diaphoresis are classic signs of hypoglycemia in a person with type 1 diabetes. During aerobic exercise, muscles demand more glucose and become more sensitive to insulin, which can cause blood glucose to drop quickly if carbohydrate intake isn’t increased or insulin doses aren’t adjusted. This combination makes aerobic exercise the precipitating factor most likely to produce these symptoms. Dehydration and hyperglycemia produce different clinical pictures, and sleep deprivation isn’t a reliable trigger for this symptom cluster.