Am I just lazy.

[Mikeetymike]

So, I've recently lve been diagnosed t1, after 2 years of my doctor saying I'm far to young to suffer from this (34yo) anyway, it seems from my bloods readings that maybe I'm having night time hypos every now and then, I wake with blurred vision, booming head ache and just generally not feeling great, the thing is, is it causing arguments at home as the Mrs seems to think I'm just lazy as when I've had these I really do feel rubbish for the whole day sometimes even the day after, I'm still very much trying to get used to managing this condition (what I can eat, how much to inject etc) I suppose my question is this, does anyone else get and feel like this, is it just me do I need to see my doctor again? Any advice or anything would be great thank you.

 

[Grant_Vicat]

So, I've recently lve been diagnosed t1, after 2 years of my doctor saying I'm far to young to suffer from this (34yo) anyway, it seems from my bloods readings that maybe I'm having night time hypos every now and then, I wake with blurred vision, booming head ache and just generally not feeling great, the thing is, is it causing arguments at home as the Mrs seems to think I'm just lazy as when I've had these I really do feel rubbish for the whole day sometimes even the day after, I'm still very much trying to get used to managing this condition (what I can eat, how much to inject etc) I suppose my question is this, does anyone else get and feel like this, is it just me do I need to see my doctor again? Any advice or anything would be great thank you.

I assure you both that this is a very common experience! Your system can start yo-yoing for easily that long, depending on what caused the hypo in the first place. Remember that excessive alcohol and over-compensating can cause this kind of thing. Having said that, I even had 1 pint of beer put on my diet plan, as a student, in 1978! Nobody ever stopped me drinking wine (not sweet) in the evening. One problem with diabetes is that both sides of a partnership need to thoroughly understand the condition if the relationship is to flourish. That is why I am still married to my wife whom I met at uni in 1978! I hope you escape the lazy label. Welcome to the Forum!

 

[lucylocket61]

Your headaches etc could be dehydration caused by your body making you pee more to try to get rid of the sugar in your blood.

I feel dreadful when my blood sugar levels rise.

 

[Deleted member 527103]

Night time hypos are horrible and can be debilitating for the following day.
If you are regularly having them, I recommend seeing your diabetes team to understand why you are hypoing and adjusting your treatment to avoid them.

You may benefit from Libre 2 (there is still a free trial on offer) which can wake you when your levels drop to avoid the nasty hypos.

Ironically, it could be good that you are feeling bad after a hypo - your body is not used to low levels so you have good hypo awareness.

 

[EllieM]

I hate and loathe hypos with a passion. And yes, a bad one can make you feel grotty for the whole of the next day. I second @In Response 's suggestion that you contact your team so that you learn how to adjust your insulin so that you don't get them.

Luckily my partner is very understanding about them (nothing like waking in the night to see your partner seizing on the bed to make you respect their potency) and has rescued me from quite a few. (I now self fund a cgm with alarms so at least I can't sleep through them). The only annoying thing is when your family ask you if you're hypo whenever you're just tired or irritated, but I can live with that.