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<blockquote data-quote="Rach79" data-source="post: 32728" data-attributes="member: 12270"><p>According to reports received for IDDT (after 1993) - the dead in bed syndrome has affected 6% of diabetics under 40. These ages range from 7 to 35.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.iddtinternational.org/gmvsanimalinsulin/index.htm#Sudden_unexplained_deaths_or_dead_in_bed_syndrome" target="_blank">http://www.iddtinternational.org/gmvsan ... d_syndrome</a></p><p></p><p>According to IDDT also, apparantly It is also difficult in a post mortem to identify the diabetic as dying due to a hypo as sometimes BG rises even when it has reached 0. I almost died a few months back due to a hypo (btw you don't die in your sleep you are unaware of what is happening until it's too late and you feel sick and tired but then you are too weak to speak or do anything and then you pass out). Luckily I had my boyfriend with me who called the ambulance and thus saved my life. Although they took 15 minutes to get to me.. and I was told my BG was as close to 0 as one could possibly get without dying. I would say if you have strong feelings of hypos you are at less risk, however if they are somewhat diminished then there is more of a risk.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rach79, post: 32728, member: 12270"] According to reports received for IDDT (after 1993) - the dead in bed syndrome has affected 6% of diabetics under 40. These ages range from 7 to 35. [url=http://www.iddtinternational.org/gmvsanimalinsulin/index.htm#Sudden_unexplained_deaths_or_dead_in_bed_syndrome]http://www.iddtinternational.org/gmvsan ... d_syndrome[/url] According to IDDT also, apparantly It is also difficult in a post mortem to identify the diabetic as dying due to a hypo as sometimes BG rises even when it has reached 0. I almost died a few months back due to a hypo (btw you don't die in your sleep you are unaware of what is happening until it's too late and you feel sick and tired but then you are too weak to speak or do anything and then you pass out). Luckily I had my boyfriend with me who called the ambulance and thus saved my life. Although they took 15 minutes to get to me.. and I was told my BG was as close to 0 as one could possibly get without dying. I would say if you have strong feelings of hypos you are at less risk, however if they are somewhat diminished then there is more of a risk. [/QUOTE]
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