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<blockquote data-quote="KK123" data-source="post: 2282440" data-attributes="member: 451727"><p>Hi Mark, I do know that but there is still no guarantee that enough glucose will be released to get you out of a hypo so it certainly cannot be assumed. For example my Mum (described as a brittle diabetic) was found numerous times unconscious having suffered a hypo during the night and was whisked off to hospital several times. On some occasions her liver had released glucose enough to bring her round in the morning but on some occasions nowhere near enough, if at all. My point was that should anyone really be relying on an 'Oh well, if I go very low during the night I'll be fine because my liver will release glucose'?, how do you account for those that unfortunately haven't survived? I always say a hypo, especially a severe one is dangerous no matter what time of the day but especially when you are asleep and unable to do anything about it. What about a severe hypo during the day then?, are we told to do nothing and wait for our livers to kick in or are we told to eat fast acing carbs immediately? As for never having heard of a 'non diabetic' not waking up because of low blood glucose, well no, I haven't because they are not having to take a medicine that risks continued lowering of glucose regardless of whether it's already low.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KK123, post: 2282440, member: 451727"] Hi Mark, I do know that but there is still no guarantee that enough glucose will be released to get you out of a hypo so it certainly cannot be assumed. For example my Mum (described as a brittle diabetic) was found numerous times unconscious having suffered a hypo during the night and was whisked off to hospital several times. On some occasions her liver had released glucose enough to bring her round in the morning but on some occasions nowhere near enough, if at all. My point was that should anyone really be relying on an 'Oh well, if I go very low during the night I'll be fine because my liver will release glucose'?, how do you account for those that unfortunately haven't survived? I always say a hypo, especially a severe one is dangerous no matter what time of the day but especially when you are asleep and unable to do anything about it. What about a severe hypo during the day then?, are we told to do nothing and wait for our livers to kick in or are we told to eat fast acing carbs immediately? As for never having heard of a 'non diabetic' not waking up because of low blood glucose, well no, I haven't because they are not having to take a medicine that risks continued lowering of glucose regardless of whether it's already low. [/QUOTE]
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