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<blockquote data-quote="Riri" data-source="post: 295654" data-attributes="member: 32297"><p>Hia Adam, firstly good advice from others and you've come to the right place to start getting some help. You will see from previous posts of mine that I am also terrified of Hypos. Everything was ok for some 12 years then unbeknown to me I must have started losing my hypo awareness and crashed out one day in the office without warning. It was then 5 months off work, constant day to day fear of eating because of having to inject insulin and running high blood sugars for ages (about 6-8 months). Then gradually things started to improve with support from my diabetes nurse and also husband and family members. </p><p></p><p>As the fear of hypos was so real for me and it affected my day to day life, as it is obviously does with you, my hospital team decided that i should have an inuslin pump. Once the pump is set up correctly it reduces hypo occurrence (I always used to dip in the middle of the night no matter what) and also reduces daily insulin requirement. It has certainly worked for me. I'm not fully over it, but I'm in a much better place now than I was.</p><p></p><p>I would advise you to speak to your diabetes team and GP to begin with and explain what's been happening. Take it from there then. It is easy for anyone to say it will get better, but with time I'm sure you will start regaining some confidence and things will improve slowly but surely. All the best to you. Riri x</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Riri, post: 295654, member: 32297"] Hia Adam, firstly good advice from others and you've come to the right place to start getting some help. You will see from previous posts of mine that I am also terrified of Hypos. Everything was ok for some 12 years then unbeknown to me I must have started losing my hypo awareness and crashed out one day in the office without warning. It was then 5 months off work, constant day to day fear of eating because of having to inject insulin and running high blood sugars for ages (about 6-8 months). Then gradually things started to improve with support from my diabetes nurse and also husband and family members. As the fear of hypos was so real for me and it affected my day to day life, as it is obviously does with you, my hospital team decided that i should have an inuslin pump. Once the pump is set up correctly it reduces hypo occurrence (I always used to dip in the middle of the night no matter what) and also reduces daily insulin requirement. It has certainly worked for me. I'm not fully over it, but I'm in a much better place now than I was. I would advise you to speak to your diabetes team and GP to begin with and explain what's been happening. Take it from there then. It is easy for anyone to say it will get better, but with time I'm sure you will start regaining some confidence and things will improve slowly but surely. All the best to you. Riri x [/QUOTE]
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