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<blockquote data-quote="KK123" data-source="post: 2311671" data-attributes="member: 451727"><p>Hi there, I would say yes, that was the right move for you. It all depends on so many factors of course but you did it right and by the book. The problem with using the Libre to check to see if your levels have gone up after a hypo is that it is 15 minutes behind (as you know). So it looks like your levels were rising as they should but then you 'panicked' and took more jelly babies. We have ALL been there. Anyway, you did the job and got your levels up. I tend to follow up with a carby snack that is longer lasting after a bad hypo because for some reason even after taking glucose tablets (or your fast acting sweet thing of choice) the levels go up and tend to drop rapidly again after an hour, really don't know why but it means I end up chasing the hypo. A slice of toast or a few spoonfuls of porridge stop this. If i decide I want to eat something more then I do take a bolus BUT try to calculate the amount given what's happened, ie if I normally take 3 units for a meal I might drop it to 1 or 2 just to compensate for the previous hypo. Easy eh? x</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KK123, post: 2311671, member: 451727"] Hi there, I would say yes, that was the right move for you. It all depends on so many factors of course but you did it right and by the book. The problem with using the Libre to check to see if your levels have gone up after a hypo is that it is 15 minutes behind (as you know). So it looks like your levels were rising as they should but then you 'panicked' and took more jelly babies. We have ALL been there. Anyway, you did the job and got your levels up. I tend to follow up with a carby snack that is longer lasting after a bad hypo because for some reason even after taking glucose tablets (or your fast acting sweet thing of choice) the levels go up and tend to drop rapidly again after an hour, really don't know why but it means I end up chasing the hypo. A slice of toast or a few spoonfuls of porridge stop this. If i decide I want to eat something more then I do take a bolus BUT try to calculate the amount given what's happened, ie if I normally take 3 units for a meal I might drop it to 1 or 2 just to compensate for the previous hypo. Easy eh? x [/QUOTE]
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