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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Juicyj" data-source="post: 2763618" data-attributes="member: 53162">Sorry to hear about her experiences, it's safe to say that it's common amongst us, I can only describe my worst hypos as near death experiences so it's absolutely understandable how her fear has manifested itself.  How does she manage her t1d, insulin delivery and what sensor ?  How are her injection/set sites ?  Does she have lumps in these areas ?  Has her team given her any guidance in regards to managing her insulin ?As they go hand in hand with t1d, they are unavoidable unfortunately - however with that being said, I now manage my t1d using the Tandem Slim and Dexcom G7, the system is a hybrid closed loop and it has helped me avoid low hypos as the pump will stop insulin delivery if it detects I am falling, this means that in the last 3.5 years of using this system that i've not had a frightening low low.  I will get a low from exercise but am also fairly intuitive to detecting when levels are falling quickly and can prevent a hypo if I act fast with glucotabs or jelly babies (both quick acting and always on me).  I also use Hilltop Honey now which has been brilliant for bringing me up quickly during exercise.  Does she have good hypo awareness ?  Be good to learn more about how she manages and see if tweaks or changes could improve her circumstances and build her confidence back up.</blockquote>

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