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He fully understands that I need medicine, can bring me my meter and juice or a snack. It's just how suddenly the hypo occurred and the fact that I got zero warning, due to being pregnant and running my sugars around 4.5 my hypo awareness isn't what it used to be. He totally went in to shock...

He understands about me needing sugar and he can go get me a snack ect and even helps me with my injections but I cant seem to explain to him how to call 999 if it ever happens when we're alone. I feel terrible for heaping so much responsibility on to his wee shoulders :(

He was really frightened :( I feel terrible that I made him feel that way, he kept saying 'mummy shouted and I was scared' He knows about my injections ect but I just don't know how to put it to him in a way that he'll understand, that if it happens when we're alone that he needs to call 999. My...

Earlier tonight I had a severe hypo, I don't remember anything about it. My partner is nightshift and was woken up by me shouting. This all happened in front of my almost 3 year old son who was unsurprisingly frightened. My dilemma is how to I go about explaining to him about diabetes and what...

Thanks everyone for your response. I had been on the call over an hour which made me 45 minutes later getting lunch that what I had been the day before, so this would explain the low I had. It just worried me that I missed the warning signs, thinking that it was just due to the nature of the...

Oh no, that's such a shame! I'm sure when you tell your hubby your bm is at 27, he'll fully understand why you're acting out of character! As the others have said, get some quick acting insulin to bring that reading down to a safer level and test for ketones also. Are you feeling unwell...

I had quite a severe hypo in work today. I work in a call centre and was dealing with quite an irate customer so I was distracted and I missed my usual warning signs. Due to the adrenaline flowing from the 'heated discussion' I missed the usual feeling flushed and shaking hands. By the time I...

Hopefully It'll be ok, my levemir is split evening and morning so hopefully it won't impact me too much either. I'm hoping a wee hour wont make too much difference lol Yes please do coco :) Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Done :) Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I know Brett, all these factors seem to make levels yoyo, I also find that they can make you over correct a high and end up extremely low and feeling miserable due to a drastic drop. Just one of many day to day things we deal with :) how will your readings be with the clocks going back? Sent...

He's much better, thank you coco. I hope the storm thats due to hit doesn't affect your area too badly and that you, your family and friends all stay safe throughout it Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Welcome Roland :) I've been using the forum for around a week...I'm sure you'll find it very useful and a great page to get answers to any questions you have :) Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Hey Callum :) I've only been using the forum around a week but found it very useful so far. I'm 24, been T1 diabetic 5 years. No friends or family have diabetes, I took it through a virus... Hopefully you'll find the forum as useful as I have :) Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I know the feeling coco, it's so hard to judge how certain things will affect your readings....my dad wasn't well a few months ago and the worry just made my readings yoyo constantly, diabetes definitely isn't the easiest thing to manage Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I know that unstable levels for long periods of time can affect nerve endings ect but I haven't heard of anyone experiencing paralysis due to it. Make an appointment to see your specialist who'll be able to clarify things for you and possibly even arrange a course of action to get to the bottom...

As a T1 diabetic I find that the usual illness, infection, temperature affects my readings but also if I'm worried or have been upset about something then I notice my sugar seems to spike. Anyone else experience anything similar? :) Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Re: cutting test strips and refusing to prescribe a hypokit Yeah I definitely agree, maybe the original method is best rather than ones that expire after a year or so Thanks coco :) felt better after speaking to my dsn today and getting things sorted out Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Re: cutting test strips and refusing to prescribe a hypokit Thanks bram, it's just a joke to be treated like you're asking for something you shouldn't be getting or aren't entitled to... Yeah coco, I completely agree with you there, I've been fretting about it since yesterday which resulted...

Re: cutting test strips and refusing to prescribe a hypokit Well it's safe to say that my dsn was livid when I told her what happened. She sent a 'strongly worded' email to my GP and got a prescription faxed across for a months supply of test strips :) hopefully I won't have any further...

Hi Lisa, I've been T1 for 5 years. I'm 24 and took diabetes due to an infection I took that then caused my body to attack itself. I don't have and family or friends who are diabetic and I would love to have someone to chat to about it :) Sent from the Diabetes Forum App