Hi
@tim2000s . Just read the blog, very good.
Personally think hypo's are massively underrated by so many people without diabetes.
Professional's who say " just have a sugary drink or a few glucose tabs" really have no concept of what it's like to go hypo.
25yrs I've had my fair share, hospitalised twice ( once for stitches to reattach a large part of my nose, no alcohol involved, sadly still no recognition of how the detachment occurred)
Various other occasions as well, all different, all unique.
I can look back now and smile and thank my lucky stars at the outcome of all my hypo's.
BUT there are a series of hypo's that don't sit well in the memory bank. My initial insulin regime was pork mixtard x2 daily, eventually I was changed to bolus/ basal . Lantus/novorapid. Great control of sugars was really pleased.
At this time I was weighing 15st 6" tall, weight training daily and had a hell of a lot of power at my disposal. I'm a very placid guy, I don't do aggression.
First hypo on novorapid, wow what the hell, I wanted to fight, I honestly felt that if my wife had come within striking distance I would have seriously hurt her. Somehow, something kicked in, I grabbed a Mars bar and some biscuits and went outside telling my wife to stay away from me. I felt like the Incredible Hulk.
After the hypo passed we spoke about what happened and I explained the dread and fear I experienced at not feeling I was in control of myself, I explained the rage I had experienced.
We decided that if this happened again my wife would get me carbs, place them to hand and then keep a distance. It actually worked out well, next hypo same rage, but providing I wasn't offered any assistance or shown any concern I could keep the rage at bay.
Strangely this problem lasted for maybe a year and involved maybe 4 episodes, and then everything changed, hypo's occasionally but all the rage and anger had gone.
No one ever warned me that novorapid could have this effect. I could have killed that first time.
Sadly no matter how much you know no matter how much research you do you will never understand hypo's until you go there. I just wish HCP's GP's DSN's would believe me when I tell them it's not just a case of a sugary drink and test in 15 mins.
Sorry think I got a bit carried away here but I really do believe hypo's slip under the radar when we talk about diabetes.