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Hypo question

Tylers73

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
When have run out of glucose tablets and lucozade drink I case of hypo in the night was else can I take
 
Tylers73 said:
When have run out of glucose tablets and lucozade drink I case of hypo in the night was else can I take
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Take anything with carbs in it if you are still low. Start with whatever has the highest "of which sugars" per 100g. Preferably a liquid. But if you are hypo don't waste time figuring out labels. Just eat anything rather than nothing.
 
Examples :

Sugar from a bag or packets.
White bread or any processed bread.
Jam, honey, syrup.
Biscuits.
Sweets
 
Are you having a hypo now? Are you alone? Call 999 unless you are confident you can handle it yourself.
 
No not having one now but after the last few nights have don't know why. Husband here but shops closed where we are
 
Tylers73 said:
No not having one now but after the last few nights have don't know why. Husband here but shops closed where we are
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Ok well that's good you have someone with you and can prepare. Place some stuff by your bed. Full fat Coke is very good. More or less any non diet soft drink is good. A can of Tango and a packet of Digestives would probably do the trick. (Don't eat the whole lot unless you have to! )
 
one of the T1's may suggest you could ask if you can reduce your night time basal tonight
 
jack412 said:
one of the T1's may suggest you could ask if you can reduce your night time basal tonight
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If the hypo has happened 3 nights in a row then reducing your basal is a good idea to consider. Depending when you take it. It could also be too much bolus insulin on your evening meal, especially if you eat late.

Has anything changed recently with diet, exercise or health? What times are the hypos and what time is your evening meal?
 
So evening injection called basal? Soz new to all this. Have reduced from 14,12,10,8,7 but new insulin was alright for a week or two now this. It's been something new every week since diagnosed
 
If you are newly diagnosed then an overnight hypo can be caused by the return of what's called the Phase 2 insulin response as part of the "honeymoon period".

The solution would still probably be to lower your basal dose or your evening meal dose.

What insulins are you on? Common basal insulins are Lantus and Levemir. These are given once or twice a day. In addition a bolus insulin is given at meal times. Common bolus insulins are Novorapid, Humalog, Apidra.
 
I'm on novo for meal times and do units to what I eat. Was on levemir but was allergic so have changed to lantus
 
What time(s) do you take the Lantus and what time(s) are the hypos happening?
 
If you are hypoing 2-3 hours after a meal then it is more likely to be your bolus insulin that is causing the hypo.

How much basal do you take in 24 hours and how much (approximately) do you take in total each day for your bolus injections?
 
I had a hypo while eating and after eating and i dont understand why as i had literally just had carbs, can someone help explain?
 
becca8201 said:
I had a hypo while eating and after eating and i dont understand why as i had literally just had carbs, can someone help explain?
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A hypo happens whenever the insulin you have in your bloodstream exceeds the carbs you have in your bloodstream. Whenever you have carbs you need insulin. But there is always such a thing as too much insulin for the amount of carbs.

In your case as a starting point please tell us about the times and amounts of your meals (carbs) and injections (insulin type and quantity) in a the 24 hr period leading up to you had these hypos.
 
I had insulin right before i ate and it was the right amount of insulin to the amount of carbs
 
The reason Spiker is asking for this info is, even though you say you had just literally had the carbs... You may have had a correction dose earlier that was still active, you could have had a snack and bolus 2 hours before your main meal that was still active.

I asked about your total bolus and total basal for a day because their ratio's also has an impact and can highlight whether it is your basal rate or bolus etc that is incorrect.

You need to give a full days readings, full day insulin and times for anybody to try and help you.
 
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