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Frequent hypos 6 months after diagnosis

Brownie1993

Brownie1993

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
Hi there

Even though I feel like I've had type 1 for ages now, and even though I'm very disciplined in carb counting and BG testing etc, I still have a lot of hypos...

I'm very confident in carb counting - I can usually judge how much insulin to give myself by just looking at a plate of food, and I can go a couple of weeks without a hypo.

But when I eventually do have a slip and have a hypo, the pattern then continues and I'll have hypos for every day of that week, with me not really being able to work out why.

Does anybody else find this, that once you've had a hypo, you'll continue to have them every day for a few days? And is this just a common occurrence in diabetes? Do hypos come on for no apparent reason?
 
Brownie1993 said:
Do hypos come on for no apparent reason?
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There's always a reason, its just pinpointing what exactly what it is, but in most cases its taking too much insulin or not eating enough carbs to match the insulin dose.

Type 1 diabetes can be annoying in this respect, I think most of us can relate to having a long period of non-hypo's then suddenly get a few in the space of a few days :rolleyes:
 
Could be anything from having different foods to more stress etc on these particular times.

If you can keep a full written log book with foods, activitys, stress, exercise, drinking, partners, partying? Etc you will prob get more of a clue.

Females can get probs around their times of the month but pretty much sure males don't get anything like these probs....
 
donnellysdogs said:
Females can get probs around their times of the month but pretty much sure males don't get anything like these probs....
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Definitely not:)

Also, given the OP has only been diagnosed 6 months they may well still be in their Honeymoon Period.
 
As you have been diagnosed for only 6 months, then I would suspect it's your honeymoon period causing the problem. Perhaps look at your basal and also consider your carb ratio. Not both at the same time though.
Make sure you have plenty of quick acting carbs to treat your hypos.
 
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