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<blockquote data-quote="kitedoc" data-source="post: 1904040" data-attributes="member: 468714"><p>Hi again [USER=492740]@partnerswithdiabetes[/USER], Night hypos can be scary. Trying to be detectives to find the cause (culprit) and "eliminate' it is so important. Sometimes if these hypos are nigh impossible to prevent, then use of an insulin pump is needed. This happened to me at the 45 year mark on insulin. Multiple injections - 4 + per day of short acting plus 2/day of long acting insulin was not enough. 6 and a bit years later on an insulin pump I am still very much night-hypo free.</p><p>Also I was warned by my dentist years ago to try to stick to glucose tabs/liquids as my hypo relievers because other sugars were more likely to cause dental problems later. Yes, the glucose tabs etc are a little more expensive but nothing compared to the cost of dental treatment later!! </p><p>Exercise undertaken say 6 hours beforehand, say at 7 pm can cause hypos at 1 pm onwards as a delayed effect of the exercise. Search threads under 'exercise' or by all means ask about coping with exercise. Also exercising with BSLs > 14 at the start is pretty counter-productive in my experience. My BSL just goes up and up and I feel worse afterwards than before I began and it takes AGES to bring the BSL down safely, without causing a hypo and then a rebound to high BSLs again. </p><p>Also the rise of BSL when exercising with 14 mmol/l + BSL is something to do with the way the liver releases stored glucose as the body thinks it is starving when BSLs get above 14)</p><p>Very glad to hear you have decided to learn all you can about diabetes. It certainly helps (even if the glucose jelly beans are black)!!!</p><p>There are continuous glucose monitors with alarms for low BSLs available. They vary with how well they work, how long they last and how much they cost!! If you search for threads with the terms Libre, Mio Mio, (? spelling), CGM you can see some of the discussions, pros and cons etc.</p><p>The other thing to do is perhaps ask your partner to come to the site and post some of his own questions too. </p><p>An English person was hurrying along the streets of New York. She had tickets to a concert clutched in her hand. Several times she asked for directions. Finally she saw a man dressed in a suit and carrying a violin case walking up some steps. "Please . sir," she cried out, "How do I get to Cranegie Hall" ?. </p><p>The gentleman stopped and turned to her and said " Practice, madam, practice, practice and more practice".</p><p>We all learn, even from our mistakes, and over time with practice we get better and better at what we need to do and know!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kitedoc, post: 1904040, member: 468714"] Hi again [USER=492740]@partnerswithdiabetes[/USER], Night hypos can be scary. Trying to be detectives to find the cause (culprit) and "eliminate' it is so important. Sometimes if these hypos are nigh impossible to prevent, then use of an insulin pump is needed. This happened to me at the 45 year mark on insulin. Multiple injections - 4 + per day of short acting plus 2/day of long acting insulin was not enough. 6 and a bit years later on an insulin pump I am still very much night-hypo free. Also I was warned by my dentist years ago to try to stick to glucose tabs/liquids as my hypo relievers because other sugars were more likely to cause dental problems later. Yes, the glucose tabs etc are a little more expensive but nothing compared to the cost of dental treatment later!! Exercise undertaken say 6 hours beforehand, say at 7 pm can cause hypos at 1 pm onwards as a delayed effect of the exercise. Search threads under 'exercise' or by all means ask about coping with exercise. Also exercising with BSLs > 14 at the start is pretty counter-productive in my experience. My BSL just goes up and up and I feel worse afterwards than before I began and it takes AGES to bring the BSL down safely, without causing a hypo and then a rebound to high BSLs again. Also the rise of BSL when exercising with 14 mmol/l + BSL is something to do with the way the liver releases stored glucose as the body thinks it is starving when BSLs get above 14) Very glad to hear you have decided to learn all you can about diabetes. It certainly helps (even if the glucose jelly beans are black)!!! There are continuous glucose monitors with alarms for low BSLs available. They vary with how well they work, how long they last and how much they cost!! If you search for threads with the terms Libre, Mio Mio, (? spelling), CGM you can see some of the discussions, pros and cons etc. The other thing to do is perhaps ask your partner to come to the site and post some of his own questions too. An English person was hurrying along the streets of New York. She had tickets to a concert clutched in her hand. Several times she asked for directions. Finally she saw a man dressed in a suit and carrying a violin case walking up some steps. "Please . sir," she cried out, "How do I get to Cranegie Hall" ?. The gentleman stopped and turned to her and said " Practice, madam, practice, practice and more practice". We all learn, even from our mistakes, and over time with practice we get better and better at what we need to do and know!! [/QUOTE]
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