Hypo with no signs !

[mo1905]

The last week or so I have had 2 episodes of "hypo's" which I am a little concerned about. I am fairly recently diagnosed, 3/1/13 so am a novice. However , my BG has been pretty good recently, hovers around 6.0 or so. The 2 hypo's were both 2.8 ! My main concern was that I felt fine. Had I not tested, I would never have known. I'm on basal insulin, metformin and gluclazide. Anyone else had this before ?


Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

 

[Sid Bonkers]

Hi mo1905, when I was first diagnosed I was put on basal bolus insulin and metformin and it wasnt long before I suffered a couple of hypos, the first as I recall was at 2.8 like yours. It was minutes before lunch and I felt fine one minute and literally the next I was drenched in sweat and my hands were shaking uncontrollably and after I treated it with lucosade I also realised I had been a little confused too.

It may be that you need your insulin adjusted or perhaps your other meds, did you notice a pattern to the two hypos? Had you just done some exercise, been for a walk etc or was it just before your next meal, if so perhaps a mid meal snack may help to stabilise your bg between meals. There are a million possibilities so I would advise you speak to your Doctor, diabetes nurse or care team about this asap.

I would think it unusual to be hypo unaware at such an early stage, but I am not an expert so dont worry about it but definitely get it checked out :thumbup:

 

[mo1905]

Thanks Sid, the only similarity is that they both occurred after cardio exercise so may be linked but I quite often do that. I'll mention it to docs next week as they are still "experimenting" with my meds anyway. My biggest concern was the fact they are recorded on my monitor ( need to get LGV back ) and I work in Fire Service who also need 3 months evidence of no hypo's etc. Maybe I just caught them in time but I honestly felt fine both times. Thanks for taking the time to reply Sid, much appreciated.


Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

 

[VickiT11979]

I'm a type 1 on insulin, but I definitely find cardio exercise drops my BG like a stone. There's some excellent information about managing insulin with exercise for diabetics on www.runsweet.com although I can't follow that to the letter - some trial & error is involved! You basically either have to reduce your basal insulin on days you exercise or eat some fast acting carbohydrate just before and/or during the exercise, make sure you're at least 7 on finger testing before exercise & test halfway through & after finishing.

 

[mo1905]

Thanks Vicki, good advice. I've never tested prior to exercise before.


Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

 

[paula2450]

Ive been having quite alot of hypos, my doctor said its because I dont eat enough in the evening and suggested having porridge or pasa ta before bed. The hypos usually happen in the early hours of the morning. The lowest my bs was 2.3.
I can feel them starting now, my lips tingle then the tingling goes down my legs.

 

[Sammeh5678]

Depends on how slow you get to your low BG. If you go fast you'll have a hypo noticeably. I had one on levemir that took me to 1.3 but I felt fine !


--
Sam
Sent from the iOS App
Facebook.com/sammskii999

 

[chatterton]

Hi,im a 29 year old male and i also suffer from no hypo alert symptoms until its about 2.5,by the time i start to deal with it,it sometimes as low as 1.4. So i tend to feel like **** for an 1hr/2

Sent from the Diabetes Forum App