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1.8mmol/L Hypo

These low hypos in the 1-2 range are very dangerous. They vary from person to person and time to time.
Such a hypo can make you unconscious and
even when you correct a hypo it takes a while to recover. At 3.2 for example I was conscious enough to
do the right thing but I felt pretty sick (cognitive fuzziness, chest tightness, weak, trembling), for a while and then very tired pre and after treatment.

On the other hand, if the case is hyperglycemia it just doesn't feel so bad. It is only dangerous if you get if frequently over a number of years due to complications.
Also, I think the hypos are bad for the heart more so than hyperglycemia, but I am not sure.

Congratulations omnipod -- you got out of this one but be careful with the anti-carb propaganda. It is not the carbs themselves but the amount that is significant.
 
I recently registered a 1.4 (injecting Novorapid instead of Levemir :banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:) and have also reg'd a 1.2 in the past. These are both in the last six months are were the results of extreme events.

My experience is that with a low carb diet my brain functions better when i am physically affected by a low glucose level so I am better able to treat it compared to when I was eating a normal diet.

And that my bg levels tend to remain out of hypo land on the low carbs (due to Bernstein's law of small numbers).
 
In my experience all hypos are different, sometimes how low you are doesnt reflect the symptoms you feel, ive been as low as 1.6 and literally had hardly any symptoms and didnt expect it to be that low, ive also had hypos in the high 2s or low 3s and felt like i was about to die. In my experience its when you've had a long exhausting day and are tired that you will not experience many symptoms while hypo, i think youre body is depleted of adrenaline or if you have had a hectic day been exposed to alot of adranaline and it doesnt effect you as much. The night time ones are the worst as you can be low for a long time and not realise, and the adrenaline can build up, then its like BOOM, you wake up, and are twitching, sweating, confused, heart pounding, then run downstairs to the fridge and downing anything with sugar in it.
 
Erin said:
be careful with the anti-carb propaganda. It is not the carbs themselves but the amount that is significant.
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Similarly, in wartime, it is not the bullets, shells, napalm bombs etc themselves that's dangerous, but the amount that is significant. ;-)
 
tshok said:
1.1 is the lowest i've ever gone...I was still able to treat but weirdly didn't get any of the usual symptoms like the shakes etc (until I tested that is!!)...I was getting this weird thing with my vision (I won't even begin to try and explain it!!) so i tested to be on the safe side..the shock i got when i seen the reading..I whacked down a whole pack of Dextrose and a Nutrigrain and was back to 7.4 20 minutes later (in Boots...safest place i could find nearby!!)..Later on I figured out the reason was a insulin mismatch with meal and exercise (not reducing my dosage and going straight out to walk)..This only happened about 3 weeks ago and considering I was only diagnosed as T1 in November 2014 this scared the living **** out of me..This wasn't an a easily dealt with 3.5 or even my previous lowest of 2.1...I suppose all I can do really is be glad I had this hypo. Finding out what caused it has me made me much more aware of the myriad of factors controlling your BGLs..
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Was it blue splurges in your vision? Happened to me when I went that low. The shakes you got after testing was likely the adrenaline rush of fear. It also worstens symptoms I find
 
Don't forget about the blood meter Accuracy. 1,8 could be ~3 In real
 
I've had readings of less than 1 on two occasions and been completely conscious.... Clammy and racing heart rate, but still conscious! Took it as licence to have loads of fizzy sweets and took a while to feel better. The hunger after those kinds of hypos is like nothing on earth
 
dan12321 said:
In my experience all hypos are different, sometimes how low you are doesnt reflect the symptoms you feel, ive been as low as 1.6 and literally had hardly any symptoms and didnt expect it to be that low, ive also had hypos in the high 2s or low 3s and felt like i was about to die. In my experience its when you've had a long exhausting day and are tired that you will not experience many symptoms while hypo, i think youre body is depleted of adrenaline or if you have had a hectic day been exposed to alot of adranaline and it doesnt effect you as much. The night time ones are the worst as you can be low for a long time and not realise, and the adrenaline can build up, then its like BOOM, you wake up, and are twitching, sweating, confused, heart pounding, then run downstairs to the fridge and downing anything with sugar in it.
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I saw a T1 say they have a bottle of lucozade in each room on the floor and on the bedside table..the reason being if he collapsed he could crawl to it and the bedside table because as you said, it's normally in full swing when you wake up.
meter and strips both up and down stairs
 
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