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<blockquote data-quote="Fairygodmother" data-source="post: 1647970" data-attributes="member: 68789"><p>Glad you’re feeling better Dray! </p><p>Yes, extra exercise will use up energy and therefore will deplete blood sugars. Eating a bit more carb for breakfast on the days you do more in the morning might solve that. I always used to keep some carb in a safe place at work (colleagues would eat it if it was obvious) and tell people where it was and what it was for. </p><p>It sounds as though people where you work are thoughtful. </p><p>I used to tell everyone I worked with how they might spot if I were going hypo and ask that if they did then please tell me to eat some carb or give me a biscuit/sweet/glucotab. Not a doughnut though, which was the treat of choice for some of them, unless that was all they could find.</p><p>You’re right, it’s quite a learning curve, and only you will know what your own symptoms feel like but there are some common things that we all get to know, and feel, with hypos.</p><p>Welcome to the forum!</p><p>The first bit of knowledge I learned was never to take things for granted: the second was always to have something hypo-busting on my person or within reach. Glucotabs in bag or pocket, in a desk drawer, by the bed, especially jelly babies, and by the driver’s seat in the car. And I always test before doing something energetic, even if it’s only walking into town, and also whenever I feel too high or too low.</p><p>You’ll get the habit. </p><p>Well done for getting on with life the way you have!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fairygodmother, post: 1647970, member: 68789"] Glad you’re feeling better Dray! Yes, extra exercise will use up energy and therefore will deplete blood sugars. Eating a bit more carb for breakfast on the days you do more in the morning might solve that. I always used to keep some carb in a safe place at work (colleagues would eat it if it was obvious) and tell people where it was and what it was for. It sounds as though people where you work are thoughtful. I used to tell everyone I worked with how they might spot if I were going hypo and ask that if they did then please tell me to eat some carb or give me a biscuit/sweet/glucotab. Not a doughnut though, which was the treat of choice for some of them, unless that was all they could find. You’re right, it’s quite a learning curve, and only you will know what your own symptoms feel like but there are some common things that we all get to know, and feel, with hypos. Welcome to the forum! The first bit of knowledge I learned was never to take things for granted: the second was always to have something hypo-busting on my person or within reach. Glucotabs in bag or pocket, in a desk drawer, by the bed, especially jelly babies, and by the driver’s seat in the car. And I always test before doing something energetic, even if it’s only walking into town, and also whenever I feel too high or too low. You’ll get the habit. Well done for getting on with life the way you have! [/QUOTE]
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