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urbanracer

urbanracer

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Location
Worthing, UK.
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
Dislikes
Not being able to eat as many chocolate digestives as I used to.
This morning I did what I've done every weekday morning. Test around 06:30 (5.8mmol so OK), inject 12u 25/75 premixed, and then eat my cereal.

Never had a problem with this before and I'm usually between 7 and 8mmol by the time I get to the office around 08:15.

Today, I started to feel iffy on the drive to work and so I pulled over into a lay-by and took BG's - Whoa - 3.8!

What would cause BG's to drop so suddenly when I'm just sitting behind the wheel?
 
noblehead said:
Not sure, did you have a hot shower or bath after taking your insulin? If its a one-off then don't worry too much but just be vigilant and check your bg levels more often over the next few days, it would appear your not the only to have this happen today:

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/weird-and-scary-symptoms-this-morning-of-a-pre-hypo.78024/
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Thanks noblehead, hadn't seen that before I posted.

Actually I showered before testing - but how does that make a difference?
 
novorapidboi26 said:
Where you more active the night before or indeed that morning?

Alcohol could be a culprit of course.......
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No - couch potato last night.

And half a glass of wine with evening meal. Nothing I haven't done many times before without adverse symptoms next day.
 
urbanracer said:
Thanks noblehead, hadn't seen that before I posted.

Actually I showered before testing - but how does that make a difference?
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I'm not great at explaining these things @urbanracer but I believe that heat on the surface of the skin increases blood flow to the area and thus speeds up the rate at which insulin is absorbed, something along them lines but a Google search will give you a better explanation.
 
noblehead said:
I'm not great at explaining these things @urbanracer but I believe that heat on the surface of the skin increases blood flow to the area and thus speeds up the rate at which insulin is absorbed, something along them lines but a Google search will give you a better explanation.
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Really! Another little trick diabetes has up its sleeve.

Thanks again.
 
Similarly, diabetics are usually discouraged from saunas etc. Heat will indeed speed up rate at which insulin is absorbed.
 
dannyw said:
Similarly, diabetics are usually discouraged from saunas etc. Heat will indeed speed up rate at which insulin is absorbed.
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Ah OK - so I read somewhere about extreme temperatures (both hot and cold) causing hypos and I meant to investigate further but never did. That would explain it.
 
@urbanracer, maybe worth showering first then taking your insulin once you have dressed and cooled down.
 
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