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<blockquote data-quote="Shannon27" data-source="post: 1559497" data-attributes="member: 429571"><p>Oh no [USER=42091]@PMJ[/USER] I hope you're feeling better soon!</p><p>I know how devastating it would be to be told that I couldn't drive, mainly as I work 50 miles from home with no direct transport routes other than the motorway!</p><p>I may be talking complete rubbish here, but I think one way to boost your hypo awareness, which isn't necessarily good for your body is to run slightly high (say, 8-10) for a couple of weeks. Your body will become used to it, and then when you go back to normal you will get the hypo symptoms much earlier. Anyone can chip in here and tell me I'm wrong, but I'm just coming out of the rebellious teenage years where my sugars have been consistently high. The one plus of this is that now I get the hypo symptoms at 4.5!</p><p>Another way is to just keep your sugars at 5-6 for a while. I think this might take longer though, so feel free to correct me if I'm wrong!</p><p>The main thing is recognising what those symptoms are. The first thing for me is a flush of heat rising up my neck, and then a few seconds later a wave of dizziness. Nothing major but enough to tell me that I need to stop, test and take a good swig of Lucozade. Two to three minutes later I start getting shaky and jittery. This happens whether I've had sugar or not, as the sugar takes time to work into your bloodstream. I keep monitoring it until I stop feeling jittery and my blood is back up to normal (around 6 for me, although the guidelines say 5). Then I push out of the hard shoulder and bomb it home or to the nearest service station for some lovely carbs!</p><p>I don't think your hospital will report you to the DVLA as they have given you an 8 week ban, as opposed to the DVLAs 1 year (I think!) This is essentially the warning before any BIG problems come up.</p><p>Hope you get this sorted out soon <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shannon27, post: 1559497, member: 429571"] Oh no [USER=42091]@PMJ[/USER] I hope you're feeling better soon! I know how devastating it would be to be told that I couldn't drive, mainly as I work 50 miles from home with no direct transport routes other than the motorway! I may be talking complete rubbish here, but I think one way to boost your hypo awareness, which isn't necessarily good for your body is to run slightly high (say, 8-10) for a couple of weeks. Your body will become used to it, and then when you go back to normal you will get the hypo symptoms much earlier. Anyone can chip in here and tell me I'm wrong, but I'm just coming out of the rebellious teenage years where my sugars have been consistently high. The one plus of this is that now I get the hypo symptoms at 4.5! Another way is to just keep your sugars at 5-6 for a while. I think this might take longer though, so feel free to correct me if I'm wrong! The main thing is recognising what those symptoms are. The first thing for me is a flush of heat rising up my neck, and then a few seconds later a wave of dizziness. Nothing major but enough to tell me that I need to stop, test and take a good swig of Lucozade. Two to three minutes later I start getting shaky and jittery. This happens whether I've had sugar or not, as the sugar takes time to work into your bloodstream. I keep monitoring it until I stop feeling jittery and my blood is back up to normal (around 6 for me, although the guidelines say 5). Then I push out of the hard shoulder and bomb it home or to the nearest service station for some lovely carbs! I don't think your hospital will report you to the DVLA as they have given you an 8 week ban, as opposed to the DVLAs 1 year (I think!) This is essentially the warning before any BIG problems come up. Hope you get this sorted out soon :) [/QUOTE]
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