Hi
Im new to pumping, and recently i got my basal rate on target. For two days everything was going great, my levels stayed between 4 - 9 mmols, and then suddenly out of the blue, for no apparent reason, i started to go low. My levels first dropped to 3.4, and my CGM alarm start buzzing, so as normal, i take my glucose tablets, and had a sandwich, hoping this should sort my levels to normal range.
But that wasnt the case, my levels droped further lower to 2.4, this was 10 mins later, i waited a further 5 mins thinking that the glucose tablets and food ive eaten should start kicking in. But instead, they dropped again to 1.7, at this point, i was feeling very faint and i cant remember much, but my partner said, he had to disconnect my pump, and start giving me glucose drink, because i wasnt responding to food.
The only time my levels start to rise very slowly, was a good 40 mins later from the time my alarm buzzed on the CGM. The lowest my bg went to was 1.2mmols, the medics arrived and gave the glucose injection, and slowly the levels went up, and i start to wake up.
I just wanted to know even, when ive taken so much glucose, and had food, and done everything correct, why did my levels still dropped? also i didnt do anything to prompt the drop in the first place, why did they drop?
Has this every happened to anyone else?
Any information would be great. Thankyou
Rav
Im new to pumping, and recently i got my basal rate on target. For two days everything was going great, my levels stayed between 4 - 9 mmols, and then suddenly out of the blue, for no apparent reason, i started to go low. My levels first dropped to 3.4, and my CGM alarm start buzzing, so as normal, i take my glucose tablets, and had a sandwich, hoping this should sort my levels to normal range.
But that wasnt the case, my levels droped further lower to 2.4, this was 10 mins later, i waited a further 5 mins thinking that the glucose tablets and food ive eaten should start kicking in. But instead, they dropped again to 1.7, at this point, i was feeling very faint and i cant remember much, but my partner said, he had to disconnect my pump, and start giving me glucose drink, because i wasnt responding to food.
The only time my levels start to rise very slowly, was a good 40 mins later from the time my alarm buzzed on the CGM. The lowest my bg went to was 1.2mmols, the medics arrived and gave the glucose injection, and slowly the levels went up, and i start to wake up.
I just wanted to know even, when ive taken so much glucose, and had food, and done everything correct, why did my levels still dropped? also i didnt do anything to prompt the drop in the first place, why did they drop?
Has this every happened to anyone else?
Any information would be great. Thankyou
Rav