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Help!!! Think I'm having my 1st hypo

Hope the sugar is starting to kick in for you. A lot of people say that a liquid works faster for them, lucozade, orange juice, full sugar squash or fizzy drink. Do you have anything like that around.

I'd also say for me that I would need more than 3 dextrose if I were that low, probably at least double that. I'd proably take a couple more and test again in a few minutes to see which way things are going.

Hope you are feeling better soon
 
Stay calm. Is there anyone with you? Make sure you have your glucose on you.

Test again after 10 mins. If not come up take a couple more glucose tablets.

Eat a carb snack - like some toast



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carpsniper said:
Feeling better now had some dextro tabs and feeling better just done a BG and I'm 3.5 so slowly coming back up


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Glad you're improving. I hope you will be able to recall the signs so you can nip it in the bud next time.
 
Thank you guys lots better now :) just came on so quick and I was high in Morning too defo my fault had my injection before lunch but didn't get to eat strate away because cuz popped round then boiler bloke came fix boiler and then it started. Defo don't want it to happen again never felt so ******!!!! Feeling 110% now and my BG are back up I'm 7.9 as of 20min ago :)


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Glad you recovered now! What i would reccommend is if your blood sugar is that low (under 3) i'd probably have some lucozade as it will hit you a bit quicker than the detro tabs, but maybe thats just me as i'm super sensitive to insulin and often need liquids to sort me out!
 
A reading of 1.8 is dangerously low. Close to losing consciousness. Like hellbunny said, get a bottle of lucozade and have a couple of swigs if below 3. Its the fastest acting hypo treatment.
 
Glad to hear you're feeling better now, carbsniper!

From what I know, the hypostop/glucogel stuff works very well. You might actually benefit from one of the DCUK HypoWallets found here: http://www.diabetes.co.uk/shop/productd ... pid=441719 - they're ideal for emergencies and small enough to keep with you everywhere you go.
 
Winner thanks for the link will have to get on and order one almost had one today I seem to go low if in doing something or I'm bizzy got as low as 3.2 today but feel my sings come on and sorted it with out any dramas lol :) after 2 weeks of this finally think I'm getting this down :)


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