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<blockquote data-quote="therower" data-source="post: 1261302" data-attributes="member: 47983"><p>Hi [USER=30007]@tim2000s[/USER] . Just read the blog, very good.</p><p>Personally think hypo's are massively underrated by so many people without diabetes.</p><p>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.</p><p>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)</p><p>Various other occasions as well, all different, all unique.</p><p>I can look back now and smile and thank my lucky stars at the outcome of all my hypo's.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>No one ever warned me that novorapid could have this effect. I could have killed that first time.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="therower, post: 1261302, member: 47983"] Hi [USER=30007]@tim2000s[/USER] . 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. [/QUOTE]
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