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Type 1 Huge drop in blood glucose

samowen268

Well-Known Member
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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
hi all, I hope everyone has had a wonderful christmas (if you celebrate it) and have a fantastic Boxing Day.

Christmas is the day of the year where I’m less focused on my bloods and more focused on my family and gifts etc, well yesterday I had wonderful bloods all day! Despite eating like a pig, all under 10.0, I went to bed and they were 9.0

I woke up randomly this morning at 5am to 21.3!!!

Very unhappy, but I didn’t question it, I injected the suitable dose, drank plenty of water and went and sat in bed on my phone for an hour, when suddenly I begin to feel hypo! I check my bloods and they are 3.0.. so my question is now, were my bloods actually high to start with? Or was it a dodgy reading? I woke up with a dry mouth, but also had distorted vision which actually happens when I’ve had a hypo in my sleep!

What a morning, I’ve only been up 2 hours!! Anyway, happy holidays, I’d love to hear your advice/opinions as I am puzzled to say the least.
 
Hi @samowen268 ,

A happy Boxing Day to you.

Was this reading from a CGM or meter..?

I'm just wondering if you initially read the meter correctly on the 5am reading? (I've had to "double take" at that unearthly hour myself..)
 
Whenever I get a reading that is very high or very low -- I always test again on a different finger
just to be sure.
Possibly your 21.3 wasn't actually that high if the correction pushed you hypo an hour later.
 
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