Hi has anybody suffered hypo through the night that does not wake you up you just wake with a thumping headache . I have a libre so I know it has gone very low but because it doesn't alarm you it doesn't wake me , I know this is probly not good but how you get over not being woken up ?
Type 1 Hypo at night
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I think you are askin two things
1. How do you ensure you wake when you hypo in the night?
2. How do you avoid hypos at night?
I believe the best way to wake when you have a hypo is to have good hypo awareness. If you have started to lose this, you can retain your body by increasing your average BG for a week. I am not talking about raising it a lot just st increasing your target from say 5.5 to 6.0.
I also find that I am often half awake when I hypo in the night. My natural tendency is to roll over and go back to sleep which results in those nasty hangover-type headaches that you mention. But, if I force myself, I can wake up, take a BG reading and treat my hypo.
Avoiding a hypo at night is down to working out why you hypo. Is it because you went to bed with a low BG? Is it because you had too much insulin on board when you went to bed? Is it due to a post exercise BG fall? Is it due to a basal peak (e.g. Lantus profile is not flat). Is it alcohol related?
If the reason is a low BG before bed or too much insulin on board, have a small snack such as a biscuit or even hAlf a biscuit.
If it is due to exercise or alcohol, reduce your basal (and maybe have a snack).
If it is due to a basal peak, change the time you take your basal.
God luck with your analysis.
1. How do you ensure you wake when you hypo in the night?
2. How do you avoid hypos at night?
I believe the best way to wake when you have a hypo is to have good hypo awareness. If you have started to lose this, you can retain your body by increasing your average BG for a week. I am not talking about raising it a lot just st increasing your target from say 5.5 to 6.0.
I also find that I am often half awake when I hypo in the night. My natural tendency is to roll over and go back to sleep which results in those nasty hangover-type headaches that you mention. But, if I force myself, I can wake up, take a BG reading and treat my hypo.
Avoiding a hypo at night is down to working out why you hypo. Is it because you went to bed with a low BG? Is it because you had too much insulin on board when you went to bed? Is it due to a post exercise BG fall? Is it due to a basal peak (e.g. Lantus profile is not flat). Is it alcohol related?
If the reason is a low BG before bed or too much insulin on board, have a small snack such as a biscuit or even hAlf a biscuit.
If it is due to exercise or alcohol, reduce your basal (and maybe have a snack).
If it is due to a basal peak, change the time you take your basal.
God luck with your analysis.
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Hi Jackie, I had the same problem; lows at night which lasted a while and did not wake me up.
I think it did me some permanent damage, so I am very careful now. If I am even close to low overnight I will immediately back off on my insulin, and also try to work out why it happened.
Whenever I have an actual low overnight the symptoms the next day are quite serious and I need to take the day off.
I think it did me some permanent damage, so I am very careful now. If I am even close to low overnight I will immediately back off on my insulin, and also try to work out why it happened.
Whenever I have an actual low overnight the symptoms the next day are quite serious and I need to take the day off.
