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<blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 2335933" data-attributes="member: 372717"><p>Thanks for posting. I agree there is no way to prove that dead in bed is caused by hypos, but I can confirm from personal experience that hypos can cause seizures and unconsciousness, which can't be good for the body. And when I googled there was a hospital case where a woman died because the hospital injected her with too much insulin (40 units instead of 4 so unlikely to be accidentally injected).</p><p></p><p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4509786.stm" target="_blank">BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Death followed wrong insulin dose</a></p><p></p><p>On a personal level, having had a couple of lantus lows and an injection of bolus instead of basal, I find the vertical blood sugar descent caused by excess insulin absolutely terrifying, and I would like to think that my liver gives me as much help as possible. On the other hand, you're certainly right that low carb means less insulin which gives less opportunities for sudden cliffside drops, but it's good to know all sides of the low and not so low carb arguments.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EllieM, post: 2335933, member: 372717"] Thanks for posting. I agree there is no way to prove that dead in bed is caused by hypos, but I can confirm from personal experience that hypos can cause seizures and unconsciousness, which can't be good for the body. And when I googled there was a hospital case where a woman died because the hospital injected her with too much insulin (40 units instead of 4 so unlikely to be accidentally injected). [URL='http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4509786.stm']BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Death followed wrong insulin dose[/URL] On a personal level, having had a couple of lantus lows and an injection of bolus instead of basal, I find the vertical blood sugar descent caused by excess insulin absolutely terrifying, and I would like to think that my liver gives me as much help as possible. On the other hand, you're certainly right that low carb means less insulin which gives less opportunities for sudden cliffside drops, but it's good to know all sides of the low and not so low carb arguments. [/QUOTE]
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