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Agressive Hypos - help!

It's pretty normal that when you are so hypo you require assistance to be a different person. I am apparently not a very nice person when I have been in that state, but urban only happened the once in 27 years and I don't remember it. My girlfriend does, even though it was eight years ago, and is very bothered about my blood glucose getting low as a result.
 
It does seem to be more a male thing doesn't it, aggression and violence. Thankfully I don't get like that, I can get a bit moody ( I just want to be left alone) and upset and when my daughter tried to make me eat something once, I was stamping my feet like a truculent child and I'm in my 50's lol. It's also down to our personalities as well.
It must be so scary and worrying for the person on the receiving end :( :nailbiting:
 
noblehead said:
Not sure I agree with that statement RRB, I've never been violent or aggressive with a hypo, if anything I become withdrawn and just want to deal with it myself.
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From what I have read ( and know) it appears to be more males than females, absolutely nothing against any individual Noblehead, nothing personal at all.
 
Robinredbreast said:
It does seem to be more a male thing doesn't it, aggression and violence.
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I actually think it might be dependent on a variety of factors. There are two times in my life that I've needed assistance. The first was as described above. I'm fairly certain it was caused by inappropriate release of Lantus.

The second was when we were having a stressful situation, and I descended more slowly. In that one, I just went into myself, sat down and closed my eyes. When I didn't respond, the paramedics were called.

Generally, if I'm low and she's picking it up, it's because I'm being a bit snappy. Rather like the Snickers advert...
 
I did say it could be down to one's personality as well, but males, from what I have seen, read and know, do tend to be more aggressive in these situations. Also the women become more scared, frightened and are not as strong in body size and strength either if they have to restrain that person or defend themselves or their children, when up against a violent/aggressive partner.
 
Paul_Bolt said:
ha ha Robinredbreast, so the question has to be, why are males more aggressive?
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Could it be testosterone, some males have more of it than others ??

I become quite stubborn and impatient, I hate having hypos for this reason and hate myself for the person I become, fortunately I don't have many nowadays, but has taken going low carb, correct quick acting doses and perseverance in monitoring BG levels to ensure I don't turn into this horrible person !!
 
Could the aggressive behaviour be linked to hormone levels, or age maybe? I'm t1d for 36yrs now and have had many hypos in that time as you can imagine! When severely hypo in my 20s and early 30s (age) I used to be quite violent fighting paramedics off and having to be held down to receive help (from what I've been told anyway) once I even punched my mum! But now I'm in my 40s I find when hypo I become emotional and withdrawn. Must add though I have little hypo awareness now so can be as low as 2 before I realise I'm unwell.
 
Severe hypo is below 2 mmol/l or so I thought. I get confused when someone says hypo awareness, as I thought it was when you know what triggers and how to control a hypo. Sorry if sounds daft Hirstygirl :confused:
 
Paul_Bolt said:
Severe hypo is below 2 mmol/l or so I thought. I get confused when someone says hypo awareness, as I thought it was when you know what triggers and how to control a hypo. Sorry if sounds daft Hirstygirl :confused:
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Not daft at all, by severely hypo I meant needing help from someone else not just feeling unwell and someone helps you anyway.

Hypo awareness is being able to pick up the signs of sugars going low. I don't have many symptoms of hypos anymore, due to the length of time I have had diabetes and am waiting to be considered for a pump.
Hope that helps clear things up
 
Robinredbreast said:
It does seem to be more a male thing doesn't it, aggression and violence.
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I wish! I haven't "gone off on one" for almost twenty years now, fortunately, but when I was younger I could certainly be very aggressive when hypo. I was never actually violent to a person (I smashed a lot of pots once) but I could be very scary. I could slide quietly into a horrible sweaty hypo, or I could crash into an Incredible Hulk display. The Hulk version merely required someone to say or do something that I perceived as threatening as my blood sugar was in steep decline.
The point is that the sweating is a sign that you are pumping adrenalin (which happens when blood sugar falls very rapidly), and that induces fright-or-flight, so if someone offers a "trigger" when, to top it all off, you are not capable of truly rational thought because you brain is starved if glucose. Kaboom!
Apparently, A &E doctors dread drunks and hypo diabetics above all.
 
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