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<blockquote data-quote="SamJB" data-source="post: 636354" data-attributes="member: 45322"><p>I too suffer from hypo anxiety, or at least I used to. When I was first diagnosed I had a couple of really bad hypos that led to fits and trips to A&E. I was never anxious before that, but I became terrified of hypos and went through exactly what you're going through; feeling hypo, when I'm not and it's just the anxiety; anxiety about going on holiday; panic attacks. It really wore me down and you become your own worst enemy, because it's all in your head.</p><p></p><p>I actually controlled my hypo anxiety much better when I switched to low carb because the hypos were less frequent and much more mild (i.e. high 3s). When I do have hypos now, I have to fight the anxiety, because each hypo I have I think is going to be the one that finishes me.</p><p></p><p>My control is always rubbish on holiday. I try my best to low carb, but temptation kicks in and it is often inconvenient. When I have low carbed successfully on holidays, I'm much less anxious that I know my levels will be stable and any hypos small. I reckon your levels were yo-yoing on holiday because you weren't low carbing. If I were you I'd try your best to low carb as much as you can. Persist in your routine and always carry a bottle of Lucozade with you.</p><p></p><p>I think you're right when you say that your insulin sensitivity has changed. Maybe it's time to dig out a BG diary again. Eat the same food for a couple of days and you'll soon spot the patterns. Personally, I think you need to figure out your insulin doses. Sounds like your bolus is too high and your basal might be too. What are your overnight fasting results like?</p><p></p><p>With the action rate of sugar, it depends really. Dextro tablets are around 10 minutes. Lucozade around 5. Sucrose (what is in coke) is terrible, around 15-20 minutes because your body has to convert the sucrose to glucose, so go for anything thats got glucose or dextrose in.</p><p></p><p>Most of all, try not to be anxious, after all, you've successfully dealt with every hypo you've ever had, haven't you? And how many of those have you had, a few hundred, maybe a thousand?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SamJB, post: 636354, member: 45322"] I too suffer from hypo anxiety, or at least I used to. When I was first diagnosed I had a couple of really bad hypos that led to fits and trips to A&E. I was never anxious before that, but I became terrified of hypos and went through exactly what you're going through; feeling hypo, when I'm not and it's just the anxiety; anxiety about going on holiday; panic attacks. It really wore me down and you become your own worst enemy, because it's all in your head. I actually controlled my hypo anxiety much better when I switched to low carb because the hypos were less frequent and much more mild (i.e. high 3s). When I do have hypos now, I have to fight the anxiety, because each hypo I have I think is going to be the one that finishes me. My control is always rubbish on holiday. I try my best to low carb, but temptation kicks in and it is often inconvenient. When I have low carbed successfully on holidays, I'm much less anxious that I know my levels will be stable and any hypos small. I reckon your levels were yo-yoing on holiday because you weren't low carbing. If I were you I'd try your best to low carb as much as you can. Persist in your routine and always carry a bottle of Lucozade with you. I think you're right when you say that your insulin sensitivity has changed. Maybe it's time to dig out a BG diary again. Eat the same food for a couple of days and you'll soon spot the patterns. Personally, I think you need to figure out your insulin doses. Sounds like your bolus is too high and your basal might be too. What are your overnight fasting results like? With the action rate of sugar, it depends really. Dextro tablets are around 10 minutes. Lucozade around 5. Sucrose (what is in coke) is terrible, around 15-20 minutes because your body has to convert the sucrose to glucose, so go for anything thats got glucose or dextrose in. Most of all, try not to be anxious, after all, you've successfully dealt with every hypo you've ever had, haven't you? And how many of those have you had, a few hundred, maybe a thousand? [/QUOTE]
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