I’ve been stuck in a hypo for an hour

[ariaxo]

The biscuits and cereal slow down the action of the starbursts, jelly babies or glucose tablets. Being in your stomach together with the sweets, they 'dilute' the sweets. So your stomach is working on both the cereal and the glucose instead of the glucose alone.

This is why the general advice is to treat a hypo with sweet stuff first, and only follow up with the other stuff after the hypo has gone.

Ohhh okay. Maybe that’s why it happened. I thought I eat it together. Thank you

 

[ariaxo]

Hi there.

Are you using a sensor to check your BG or a meter??

Yes. Freestyle libre

 

[ariaxo]

It’s 3.2 now. Because I ate so much sugar just to increase it, it’s probably gonna go up to 10+ later
I hate diabetes so much it is ruining my life

 

[Antje77]

Yes. Freestyle libre

Another little tip: Next time, use a fingerprick to check progress after a hypo. Libre runs behind blood by a bout 15 minutes, but after a hypo I found it can take much longer than that befor the Libre notices a hypo is long gone.

Glad you're doing better now, and yes, I think you're right in your assessment of going high shortly. It happens to many of us when treating nasty hypo's.

 

[Resurgam]

You were probably so tense that nothing could happen - your stomach needs fluid within and a normal blood supply in the walls of it - but it is primarily for digesting proteins and it is an acid environment - holding a sweet in your mouth and swishing some water around with it might be better than rapidly swallowing a whole load of different foods.
Many people can absorb sugars through their mouth quite efficiently.
I suspect that you will go high later, though can't you do things to correct that? A small amount of extra insulin?

 

[ariaxo]

Another little tip: Next time, use a fingerprick to check progress after a hypo. Libre runs behind blood by a bout 15 minutes, but after a hypo I found it can take much longer than that befor the Libre notices a hypo is long gone.

Glad you're doing better now, and yes, I think you're right in your assessment of going high shortly. It happens to many of us when treating nasty hypo's.

Sorry I don’t understand what you said when you said “after the hypo” and oh that’s annoying. I didn’t think I would need my blood sugar machine. I guess I need it.

it’s gonna go up to 15. It’s so frustrating.

 

[ariaxo]

You were probably so tense that nothing could happen - your stomach needs fluid within and a normal blood supply in the walls of it - but it is primarily for digesting proteins and it is an acid environment - holding a sweet in your mouth and swishing some water around with it might be better than rapidly swallowing a whole load of different foods.
Many people can absorb sugars through their mouth quite efficiently.
I suspect that you will go high later, though can't you do things to correct that? A small amount of extra insulin?

When I take insulin to correct a high blood sugar, my body ignores the insulin I just took and it rises really high and then after secersal hours, it goes down

 

[Resurgam]

If it does - surely you have the ability to cope with it?
You seem to have done similar things before - what worked last time?
When I accidentally drank sugary lemonade I called up some Status Quo and The Who and danced - though you are probably in no state to do that at the moment it might be an option later.

 

[Jaylee]

Yes. Freestyle libre

In my experince, a Libre is slower to respond to a BG rise from a hypo than a finger meter..
Even after I feel out of the woods & meter confirms too. There can still be a delay with the Libre of nearly half an hour?

 

[Resurgam]

When I take insulin to correct a high blood sugar, my body ignores the insulin I just took and it rises really high and then after seversal hours, it goes down

Maybe it isn't being absorbed properly - I have read advice about rotating injection sites, but there again - stress causes the blood supply to the outer layer of the body to reduce - it could all be a natural sequence of events. Once you relax and your blood flow gets going again, it all rights itself.
Would taking a warm shower help do you think, or putting your feet up under a blanket?

 

[ariaxo]

In my experince, a Libre is slower to respond to a BG rise from a hypo than a finger meter..
Even after I feel out of the woods & meter confirms too. There can still be a delay with the Libre of nearly half an hour?

Don’t know why it does that. Thought it was meant to do it all.

Maybe it isn't being absorbed properly - I have read advice about rotating injection sites, but there again - stress causes the blood supply to the outer layer of the body to reduce - it could all be a natural sequence of events. Once you relax and your blood flow gets going again, it all rights itself.
Would taking a warm shower help do you think, or putting your feet up under a blanket?

I’m too weak to have a warm shower. I’m relaxed on my bed right now. Blood sugar is at 3, sigh.

 

[ariaxo]

If it does - surely you have the ability to cope with it?
You seem to have done similar things before - what worked last time?
When I accidentally drank sugary lemonade I called up some Status Quo and The Who and danced - though you are probably in no state to do that at the moment it might be an option later.

No I can’t cope w it. My blood sugars are totally out of control. I simply cannot eat anything with sugar in it without my body going into crazy mode.

 

[KK123]

When I take insulin to correct a high blood sugar, my body ignores the insulin I just took and it rises really high and then after secersal hours, it goes down

Hi there. I feel for you. You are likely to be in no fit state to do anything other than rest for several hours after a bad hypo, even the next 24. Your brain has been starved of glucose and the longer it has gone on the worse you will feel. Even when your levels rise you are likely to feel terrible, drained, headache as if you have been hit by a bus. I sometimes think really bad hypos are treated and spoken about almost casually and well meaning advice could be downright dangerous, whenever my Mum had them, at least 50% of the time she was whisked into hospital for observations. You may also find your judgement following a hypo is not so good as well, hence just rest, keep testing, DON'T be in a rush to lower a hypo rebound with yet more insulin, it could shoot you right down again. The aim in a hypo is to get those glucose levels up FAST, pure sugar is what you need followed (after it's starting to rise) with a carby snack. Maybe keep a liquid tube around for next time? Yes, you may go up to 15 but as you say it will start to come down. As I say if you start using insulin too soon you will be yo yo'ing for ever. Hope you feel better soon. x

 

[Jaylee]

You were probably so tense that nothing could happen - your stomach needs fluid within and a normal blood supply in the walls of it - but it is primarily for digesting proteins and it is an acid environment - holding a sweet in your mouth and swishing some water around with it might be better than rapidly swallowing a whole load of different foods.
Many people can absorb sugars through their mouth quite efficiently.
I suspect that you will go high later, though can't you do things to correct that? A small amount of extra insulin?

Resurgam,

I'm talking with nearly 45 years of exogenous insulin use..
Get that sweet stuff down yer neck when hypo. It's not a "wine tasting evening."

 

[Resurgam]

No I can’t cope w it. My blood sugars are totally out of control. I simply cannot eat anything with sugar in it without my body going into crazy mode.

Mine does the same thing but I have no way to do anything very much about it - other than burning it off by moving around.
For the last four years I have simply avoided carbohydrate except in very small doses - breakfast is 10 gm of carbs every day.

 

[Jaylee]

Maybe it isn't being absorbed properly - I have read advice about rotating injection sites, but there again - stress causes the blood supply to the outer layer of the body to reduce - it could all be a natural sequence of events. Once you relax and your blood flow gets going again, it all rights itself.
Would taking a warm shower help do you think, or putting your feet up under a blanket?

Sorry to do this...

A warm shower or even hot bathing can increase insulin sensitivity. Coupled with a possible hazardous slippy environment in the bathroom.
Not the best idea until certain a hypo doesn't reoccur..

 

[Resurgam]

Don’t know why it does that. Thought it was meant to do it all.

I’m too weak to have a warm shower. I’m relaxed on my bed right now. Blood sugar is at 3, sigh.

Oh good - I hope you are nice and warm at least.
I nearly bought us an electric blanket, they were on sale in the middle of Lidl last time I was in there. I used to have one when I slept alone. Very cosy and comfortable. The cat thought so too. Having a cat sneaking in under the covers was a bit startling until I got use to it.

 

[Resurgam]

Sorry to do this...

A warm shower or even hot bathing can increase insulin sensitivity. Coupled with a possible hazardous slippy environment in the bathroom.
Not the best idea until certain a hypo doesn't reoccur..

No - that is what I thought - if the correction injection wasn't working for some time - it would be a small amount - I thought, that is a danger, I understand of having a ping - pong effect of over correcting at both ends of the scale.

 

[ariaxo]

Hi there. I feel for you. You are likely to be in no fit state to do anything other than rest for several hours after a bad hypo, even the next 24. Your brain has been starved of glucose and the longer it has gone on the worse you will feel. Even when your levels rise you are likely to feel terrible, drained, headache as if you have been hit by a bus. I sometimes think really bad hypos are treated and spoken about almost casually and well meaning advice could be downright dangerous, whenever my Mum had them, at least 50% of the time she was whisked into hospital for observations. You may also find your judgement following a hypo is not so good as well, hence just rest, keep testing, DON'T be in a rush to lower a hypo rebound with yet more insulin, it could shoot you right down again. The aim in a hypo is to get those glucose levels up FAST, pure sugar is what you need followed (after it's starting to rise) with a carby snack. Maybe keep a liquid tube around for next time? Yes, you may go up to 15 but as you say it will start to come down. As I say if you start using insulin too soon you will be yo yo'ing for ever. Hope you feel better soon. x

But I’m hyper for many hours after that and I feel it is gonna affect me. A liquid tube of sugar???

 

[Jaylee]

No - that is what I thought - if the correction injection wasn't working for some time - it would be a small amount - I thought, that is a danger, I understand of having a ping - pong effect of over correcting at both ends of the scale.

Hi,

I feel we maybe diluting the topic a little too much..