My son doesn't wake for hypos or hypers or alarms, he would love to go to uni next September and we are working towards that goal. Can anyone offer advice? As a student what are your tips? Mums and dads out there... how do I get through this?
Hi,
Welcome to the forum.
As someone who has been through school then college living away from home I had no issues waking with hypos.
Waking with hypos for me have taken a little longer to realise “something” is wrong. Weird Trigger dreams on the whole do it for me.
Since the advent of CGM set ups. I personally can wake to an alarm, but I ignore it (still sleepy. Unless it the alarm set for work.) But I am awake when I feel the hypo 10 minutes later? (The CGM gives advance warning for me.
It’s easy to think “oh come on.” At 3am.
Then “snooze” the alarm.. But I am aware of what’s possibly impending.
Unless it’s possibly a compression low? Then I’m compelled to grab my meter…
Has your son needed 3rd party help treating hypos when they occur?
I wish him all the best with Uni.