Hi All,
My boyfriend is 25 and has had type 1 diabetes since he was young.
Over recent months I've been randomly waking up through the night to find that his blood sugar is low (occasionally so low that he's having a hypo) so as an interim measure we've started setting an alarm for 1am so that we can test his blood and check he is at a good level. So far, this has worked in that a few times we've been able to catch his blood sugar being low before it gets to the point where he needs my assistance to bring it back up and he's not had a hypo since.
However recently we've been waking up at 1am and he's been really confused and doing weird things. For example trying to turn the telly off with an extension cable, when the telly is already off and thinking I'm someone else. I assume this is because his blood sugar is low so test him immediately and he is fine, usually around 6.0 mmol/l.
I'm worried that this confusion and memory loss is a sign of something more serious. It usually just takes him about 5 minutes to wake up properly and start making sense, but it is becoming quite concerning so I'd be grateful for any advice that anyone can give.
Thanks in advance, a concerned girlfriend.