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<blockquote data-quote="Richard157" data-source="post: 144602" data-attributes="member: 27405"><p>I have seen this question asked many times on the diabetes sites. I have had hundreds of very low blood sugar episodes during my 64 years of type 1. I became a math professor at the college level, have a wife and two kids, and two grandchildren. I have had a very normal life despite the hypos. The hypos have not caused me any damage. My brain and body functions are very normal even though my pancreas stopped producing insulin when I was 5. </p><p></p><p>I have read that brain damage can occur with hypos when they are bad enough that unconsciousness occurs for an extended period of time, perhaps resulting in a coma. If someone is there to bring you out of the unconscious state then you would not suffer any permanent side effects. I have had many episodes with unconsciousness involved. It has been more than three years since I have needed assistance with a hypo. My control has much improved since I started using an insulin pump in 2007. </p><p></p><p>Good luck to you in the months ahead.</p><p></p><p>Richard</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Richard157, post: 144602, member: 27405"] I have seen this question asked many times on the diabetes sites. I have had hundreds of very low blood sugar episodes during my 64 years of type 1. I became a math professor at the college level, have a wife and two kids, and two grandchildren. I have had a very normal life despite the hypos. The hypos have not caused me any damage. My brain and body functions are very normal even though my pancreas stopped producing insulin when I was 5. I have read that brain damage can occur with hypos when they are bad enough that unconsciousness occurs for an extended period of time, perhaps resulting in a coma. If someone is there to bring you out of the unconscious state then you would not suffer any permanent side effects. I have had many episodes with unconsciousness involved. It has been more than three years since I have needed assistance with a hypo. My control has much improved since I started using an insulin pump in 2007. Good luck to you in the months ahead. Richard [/QUOTE]
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