Hi to all you hypoers
get yourselves onto cgm. Although the alarms can be a bit embarrassing at times, cgm is a godsend during the night whilst asleep and can wake you up before a bad low starts that might need third party help. I would imagine that millions across the world will all sing it's praises. Other than that, think seriously about having a pump because once the basal rate time slots are adjusted to suit a bg target level, they too can prevent the need for third party help. Hypostop glucose gel is also a must have because it can also be absorbed through the buccal lining in the mouth.
@onehand have you tried going to bed with a lower bg level but eat a snack that includes a good knob of cheese with a large dollop of peanut butter on a cracker. That might be better than going to bed on a bg of 10mmol and not eating anything. Trial and error with bg testing during the night about 1hr before a low starts can also prevent low bg getting really bad.