Type 1 Help Please

His liver has probably kicked in explaining the high blood sugar. The forum does not allow us to advise others but DAFNE say that you must not correct for high blood sugars caused by the liver releasing glucose

Hi no one will judge you here. He might have over corrected the hypo. Maybe next time he should try the Lucozade first to see if it works. When I have a hypo I always test about 10 mins after eating my chocolate to see if my BS is starting to come back up. What was his BS up to 15 mins after the glucojel but before the Lucozade.

Hi, I have been there, but it does state that we should have a quick acting first and then slow release carb food. But I don't, as it is far too much for me and sends me soaring, we are all so different which includes our tolerance to foods for hypo's, our lifestyles, weight, build, time of day etc. 3.4 isn't critically low, but the amount of correcting foods does look far too much. Has he spoken to his DSN for some help and advice, as he might need to alter his Insulin dose. Could he join the the forum, as I'm sure he would really benefit from being with other people with diabetes, as we try to help and support each other as much as possible, which is half the battle.

Best wishes RRB

Hi there @kirstiemarie91

no judging going on here -- you both did what you needed to in the situation presented with the circumstances.
most all of us will have done the same at some point in our diabetic lives.

what do we learn going forward ?
well.... i hear you ask......

normally if you test and get a 3.4 as your hubbs did -- 15-20 carbs of fast acting then wait about 15 minutes and test again - if bloods have moved up then a slow acting carb such as piece of toast with butter should do the trick

if bloods go down or stay the same after 15 minutes another 15-20 carbs fast acting and another 15 minute wait.
repeat as many times as needed then follow with the toast.

the reason for 15-20 as a range is a lot of us old pro's use 15 ( some even 10 ) but the official medical advice is 20.

treating this way should lessen the spike

all the best

I agree that the hypo treatment was probably a bit overdone... Even though your husband wasn't feeling it, the glucojel was probably working, or was probably taking a bit longer than expected, so adding the Lucozade to the mix probably wasn't necessary. The recommendation is to test your blood sugar again about 15 mins after treating the hypo, then you would know whether or not another one is needed. How the person feels is not necessarily an exact indicator of what's really going on. I've experienced the same thing before, where I would overcorrect for some hypos because I wasn't feeling better soon enough, only to find out afterwards (when the meter would show me a high reading later) that I probably should have given it some more time. But I understand the desire not to take the chance and wait longer if he's already feeling terrible... so I suppose it would be better to test afterwards, and then you would know for sure if the treatment is doing its job and raising his bg.