It doesn't happen very often, but occasionally my subconscious decides to connect with reality. I'm talking about dreaming. And lows.
This morning, I was in the middle of another bizarre dream. I've had several nightmares lately so this dream was a small relief compared to the horror stories going on in my sleep. Marvin and I were driving in an unknown city attempting to get into a parking garage. For some reason, we'd stopped in the middle of the road.
Next I know, there is a car rammed into the back of ours. Suddenly, I was low in my dream. My stomach had that butterfly feeling. I pulled out my meter and checked even amidst the car accident. According to my dream, I was only 120.
I told myself that I wasn't low and to ignore the butterfly feeling. I was sure that we would go eat soon or I could grab a snack wherever we were headed. In my dream, I was talking myself out of being low. As I continued, a part of me was also aware that this was just a dream and I needed to wake up.
As soon as I did, I realized that it wasn't just a dream and that there was no way that I was 120. Since my dream was still lingering though, I took the time to check. 55. I popped a glucose tablet and pulled myself out of bed to get proper treatment.
I've always been one to have strange dreams. I once had a dream about a well known terrorist showing up in my psychology class. I've dreamed about everything from actual life incidents to demons. For some reason, I'm prone to nightmares too. My dreams go from innocent to horrible in a matter of seconds. I've woken up in a panic, crying, scared for my life more times than I can count.
It's rare that my dreams and nightmares involve lows in any form or fashion. If I have a particularly strange dream, I always check my blood sugar for a correlation. None usually exist. So when the dreams actually enter the "feeling low" realm, it's even stranger. And slightly scary in a whole new fashion.
I'm thankful for bizarre dreams. And dreaming about lows. I'm thankful for an imagination that stays active throughout the night. And for all the dreams that forewarn me of all the awful things in life. Including seizures.
It's strange hearing about your dream about being low. I sometimes fall into a dream loop if I go low while asleep. The same events repeat over and over in my dream until I wake up.