Type 1 Headaches and hypos

[Type1 parent argghh!]

Hi all, just wondering if anyone has had same problem with children and hypos. I know headaches can be caused by bg's being too high or low, but my son has throughout the year had periods of getting a bad headache followed by rapidly dropping bg's, usually resulting in a hypo about an hour from onset of headache. Today it happened again and when he got to 4.2 I gave him 3 gluco tabs which took him to 6.4 but then he keeps falling to about 4. Whilst I know these numbers are good, if he doesn't eat or take glucose at these lower bg's he hypos. It always happens when he gets these headaches, any ideas anyone?

 

[Robinredbreast]

Hello sorry to hear of your son's headaches, hopefully another parent will be along with some help. I know I get a headache with a low ( hypo) but that's after a hypo. Could it be his age, is he a teenager with hormones flying everywhere? or taking other medication or possibly needing to reduce his Insulin? I hope you can get some help soon. With best wishes.

 

[noblehead]

You need to get in touch with his diabetes team to review his insulin doses, it looks like he is taking far too much insulin, if you keep a diary take this with you to any appointment or discuss his results over the phone.

 

[Type1 parent argghh!]

Thanks peeps, I don't think it's his basal rates as if he has any less he is high all day. Maybe his morning bolus, I shall try lowering it. Keeping everything crossed x