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<blockquote data-quote="JMK1954" data-source="post: 2287561" data-attributes="member: 352098"><p>After 40 yrs of living with type 1, I suspect your dad may not be particularly open to a lot of new technology all at once. The hypos at night are the most urgent problem. If a type 1 has been drinking alcohol, a hypo is a lot more likely to occur because the alcohol affects the liver's ability to raise the sugar level in an emergency. Because of this, it is recommended that a carbohydrate snack of some sort is eaten with or after the alcohol and before going to sleep. Being rescued by paramedics is no fun for anyone and can leave you feeling pretty awful. Your dad may be embarassed at what has happened as well. Can you get in something that he really likes - biscuits/crips/ or whatever and tell him after he has had a drink (an alcoholic one !) he needs a snack before he goes to sleep, even if he is not hypo. (He should do a blood test befire the snack, just in case he is already hypo and needs very fast-acting sugar immediately.)</p><p>It shouldn't be too difficult to persuade him he has a reason to eat a favourite snack. </p><p></p><p></p><p>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JMK1954, post: 2287561, member: 352098"] After 40 yrs of living with type 1, I suspect your dad may not be particularly open to a lot of new technology all at once. The hypos at night are the most urgent problem. If a type 1 has been drinking alcohol, a hypo is a lot more likely to occur because the alcohol affects the liver's ability to raise the sugar level in an emergency. Because of this, it is recommended that a carbohydrate snack of some sort is eaten with or after the alcohol and before going to sleep. Being rescued by paramedics is no fun for anyone and can leave you feeling pretty awful. Your dad may be embarassed at what has happened as well. Can you get in something that he really likes - biscuits/crips/ or whatever and tell him after he has had a drink (an alcoholic one !) he needs a snack before he goes to sleep, even if he is not hypo. (He should do a blood test befire the snack, just in case he is already hypo and needs very fast-acting sugar immediately.) It shouldn't be too difficult to persuade him he has a reason to eat a favourite snack. . [/QUOTE]
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