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Type 1 Day 9 of T1D - back to work and eyesight.

Scarlett91

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
So it was my first day back to work as a dental nurse today and I had my first hypo. My BSL fell to 4.4 which has been the lowest yet.
I had my breakfast at half 6 this morning along with my first dose of insulin of the day. Hypo was at 12.30 and I was due to take my lunch break at 1. I was feeling slightly hungry at around 11 and wasn't able to eat anything. Hypo came, I tested and I had a little bag of Haribo which was suggested. Is it advisable to try and have something small to eat around half 10/11 to prevent hypos at work in the future?
Working in a fast pace busy environment it can be tricky to fit even a wee break in.

Also, 3 weeks leading up to my diagnosis my eyesight became awful. I wear glasses and contact lenses. The week before diagnosis my eyesight was at it's worse. Since being insulin my eyes have improved so much that now my lenses feel far too strong. My opticians said a new sight test can't be done until everything is under control but what should I be doing if I feel my prescription is too strong at the moment? I can still see pretty much perfectly but lenses feel too strong up close.
I'm still yet to see a diabetic nurse so I am still very unaware of alot of things.

Scarlett
 
I ordered some lower prescription contact lenses off the internet. 4 weeks on insulin and my eyesight is the best it's been for 30 years! It's odd that my short-sightedness has reversed, but I don't think it's permanent sadly.

I also need food at around 10:30. My DN originally gave me insulin doses for 3 meals a day, but we quickly had to add 2nd breakfast in.
 
Going back to work can be pretty traumatic. Well done on getting through your first day.

Technically, 4.4 is not a hypo. However, I can imagine it felt nasty. As you bring you BG down and you get used to "normal" levels, you should not get any symptoms until you are under 4.0.
If your BG is falling too much, you (with help from you diabetes team) need the look at why this is happening. It is likely to be too much insulin. If you didn't snack mid morning before you had diabetes, you should be able to do the same now.

Regarding your eye sight, this should go back to normal. When our BG is too high, our body tries to get rid of the extra sugar in all sorts of ways... wee, sweat, saliva (some people are diagnosed after a visit to the dentist) and tears (mine tasted sweet rather than salty). The problem with sugary tears is they have a different density to salty tears which affects the focal length. Until this gets back to normal, it is not advised to change glasses or contact lenses. Give it time ...
 
Thank you for your reply. I think I might order a lower prescription lense, funny as I bought slightly stronger before I was diagnosed.
I think i will bring it up with the nurse when I see them. X
 
I saw the optician 2 weeks before I was diagnosed and she said I needed new glasses - good thing I didn't buy them.
 
@Scarlett91 You may find it would help if you injected slightly less insulin at breakfast time on a work day.

I have a tiny container with my hypo rescue that I keep in a pocket so that I can take it without anyone being any the wiser.
 
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