Hypos at work

[Katietremayne21]

I'm a type one diabetic I work as a care assistant for the elderly and I have about 2 or 3 hypos at work a day I work 12 hour shifts

 

[SamJB]

Do they happen at the same time of day, or during a specific activity? What are your overnight levels like - are your before bed and upon waking readings consistent?

 

[Katietremayne21]

They happen about between 2 and 4 and yeah my levels are normal at night and morning


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[SamJB]

Ok, so that rules out your long acting insulin.

So could be the insulin from lunch causing you to go hypo or a physical activity. Your job does sound quite physical.

Four questions:
What time do you have lunch?
Are your pre and post lunch readings consistent?
Is there a specific activity causing your hypos?
What insulin are you on?

Depending on the answers it could be that you either need to drop your lunch insulin slightly, or have a snack before the activity.

 

[Muddie]

Ok, so that rules out your long acting insulin.

So could be the insulin from lunch causing you to go hypo or a physical activity. Your job does sound quite physical.

Four questions:
What time do you have lunch?
Are your pre and post lunch readings consistent?
Is there a specific activity causing your hypos?
What insulin are you on?

Depending on the answers it could be that you either need to drop your lunch insulin slightly, or have a snack before the activity.

. Exactly what I was thinking !' Xx



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