Hey everyone,
This is my second post in the last twelve months regarding a bad hypo. The last one resulted in a fit and hospital, this one wasn't so bad but could have been.......
Tuesday evening my husband was working away. I got home from work with a reading of 7.8. Before I left work it was over 13 so I had injected half a unit (novorapid) to bring it down.
I emerged from the bath 15 mins later to go and make tea which was a tuna/cheese melt on wholemeal. Total carbs about 35. I injected 3 units novorapid as my ratio is 1:10 grams carbs.
I remember is feeling like a hypo was coming on very rapidly, not the usual warning signs. I managed to drink some coke then sat at the table. The next thing I remember was wondering where my sandwich had gone. I had eaten it but had no recollection of it!
There was tuna all under the table where I had been sat, and my lip was hurting. When I looked in the mirror I had bitten both top and bottom lip, bruised my chin and my front tooth was in agony. Again I have no recollection of doing this. Sugars continued to stay below 4 until about 3 hours later.
I did go swimming that day at lunchtime, and only had a salad and cereal bar for dinner.
My biggest fear was that had I not realised I was hypo and reached for the coke, I could have gone into a coma again and nobody would have known. My darling hubby drove 3 and a half hours to get back home to me. As is usual with diabetes I felt very guilty at the worry I have caused my DH and family, who are now insistent I must always tell them when DH is away on business.
I have asked diabetes nurse is it possible to black out and still eat food - she cannot give me an answer. Also, how can BG drop from 7.8 to 1.8 in less than 20 mins? I had injected lantus in a seperate area (leg) not belly - but there were no lumps as a result, which is what happened the last time I went into a coma.
Sorry for rambling, I just wondered if anyone could shed some light or wanted to share a similar experience.
Dido x
This is my second post in the last twelve months regarding a bad hypo. The last one resulted in a fit and hospital, this one wasn't so bad but could have been.......
Tuesday evening my husband was working away. I got home from work with a reading of 7.8. Before I left work it was over 13 so I had injected half a unit (novorapid) to bring it down.
I emerged from the bath 15 mins later to go and make tea which was a tuna/cheese melt on wholemeal. Total carbs about 35. I injected 3 units novorapid as my ratio is 1:10 grams carbs.
I remember is feeling like a hypo was coming on very rapidly, not the usual warning signs. I managed to drink some coke then sat at the table. The next thing I remember was wondering where my sandwich had gone. I had eaten it but had no recollection of it!
There was tuna all under the table where I had been sat, and my lip was hurting. When I looked in the mirror I had bitten both top and bottom lip, bruised my chin and my front tooth was in agony. Again I have no recollection of doing this. Sugars continued to stay below 4 until about 3 hours later.
I did go swimming that day at lunchtime, and only had a salad and cereal bar for dinner.
My biggest fear was that had I not realised I was hypo and reached for the coke, I could have gone into a coma again and nobody would have known. My darling hubby drove 3 and a half hours to get back home to me. As is usual with diabetes I felt very guilty at the worry I have caused my DH and family, who are now insistent I must always tell them when DH is away on business.
I have asked diabetes nurse is it possible to black out and still eat food - she cannot give me an answer. Also, how can BG drop from 7.8 to 1.8 in less than 20 mins? I had injected lantus in a seperate area (leg) not belly - but there were no lumps as a result, which is what happened the last time I went into a coma.
Sorry for rambling, I just wondered if anyone could shed some light or wanted to share a similar experience.
Dido x