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The TV program you saw about dogs being able to detect low BG is very true! Both my Husky and my Border Collie can detect before I can. I normally feel a hypo around 3.8 but my dogs would start fussing over me about 10mins before, they will jump on the bed and lick me, if im sat in a chair they...

Oh god yes Hypostop! Like you said it does the job but :***:. Didn't realise they still did a hypostop actually, I haven't had it for over 10 years now.

How many of you get or have had the " What does a hypo feel like?" question, while you are having a hypo? lol :stop: I do feel for people who are just curious and we end up ripping their heads off :rolleyes:

I personally haven't no. I don't like Dextrose, I prefer Gluco Tabs ( sold in Boots) less chalky.

Yes I have seen these! I do believe for some people like ourselves that liquid works faster.

Run up and down the stairs! wow that's an interesting plan to get you to hypo o_O I am sorry that your first experience of a hypo was so awful for both yourself and your husband, it was wrong of the hospital to send you home without experiencing a hypo, just ridiculous.

Yes when I was changed over to Lantus or Solostar now, I was told it lasted 24hours. But day after day around 3pm I became tired and worn out. My Diabetic nurse told me that Lantus was ment to last 24 hours but doesn't for everyone, so I now take half my dose in the morning and the other half at...

Just to let you know guys if your not already aware, but Boots sell not only GLUCO TABS but they also sell it in a liquid form. When I lived abroad for abit I found it hard to find Lucozade so used these instead, very handy if your travelling and not sure what it available.

Oh I completely agree with you about the taste of glucose tablets! They are like eating chalk and like you said you just want to gulp down water!

ooo I bet you felt rough! The hospital induced my first hypo, very scary because they just left me so my family could see what to expect. I was 12 and honestly thought I was dying, it was horrible :(

Yes, when I was diagnosed it was NO sugar apart from if you hypo! I went on for years like that and in a way still do, sweet foods make me feel ill just looking at them most of the time and after a hypo I tend to experience stomach cramps. I think after all these years I may have a slight sugar...

Haha everyone to their own!

Talc? on my lord that's awful! Scary what they put in food and then tell us its perfectly fine!

oh ok, I normally feel a hypo coming around 3.0. Most of my hypos happen around 3am and always wake me up. I also about every 3 - 4 months go a week of constant hypos and have done for the past 5 years, ive tried everything and my nurse and consultant just look at me like im strange lol. I...

Mmm yes I have also been like many others no doubt abit extreme at times with the amount ive consumed :rolleyes:.

Hi, lol Jelly beans seem to be quite popular! :joyful: Some very interesting options we seem to prefer.

Interesting you both use a solid sugar rather then a liquid. I find personally that liquid works faster for me and I hold it in my mouth before I swallow as your gums are the fastest absorber to get sugar in the blood stream.

None of these! I was diagnosed in 1993 and my doctor asked me to wee on a Ketone stick. It went dark purple and I was admitted straight to hospital. I was given fluids on a drip straight away and treated with insulin injection within the hour. Sounds a completely different process these days!

Hi I am just curious to how and what we all take to treat our hypos? When I first became Type 1 Diabetic in 1993 I was told to have a glass of milk and eat 2 Digestive biscuits. For the past 14 years though I have 15ml of Lucozade and Alpen Bars. I then wait 10 to 15mins and check my blood sugar...

I think we all learn best from experience in our own life and those of others :)