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<blockquote data-quote="MarkMunday" data-source="post: 2282780" data-attributes="member: 525839"><p>Hypos come with the territory, they can have unfortunate consequences and must be avoided if possible. The important point is that if, for whatever reason, a hypo is not treated you will survive. The average liver can supply 130 grams of glucose, enough to deal with a severe hypo. In the absence of a complicating co-morbidity, this always happens. So there is no need for unnecessary anxiety over this. You won't die because of a hypo.</p><p></p><p>There are cases where people go to bed, are thought to go hypo and don't wake up. So called dead-in-bed syndrome. Yes, hypos during the night may be an aggravating factor. But the underlying problem is thought to be an otherwise benign congenital heart defect. The heart stops beating because of the defect. It is very rare and happens to people under age 30. </p><p></p><p>Low blood glucose by itself is not that dangerous, even if a lot of insulin is driving it down. Suicide attempts using insulin are seldom successful. While a large amount of insulin may cause passing out, the person doing it is usually discovered in time. Don't let the alarmist media and social networking narrative on this freak you out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MarkMunday, post: 2282780, member: 525839"] Hypos come with the territory, they can have unfortunate consequences and must be avoided if possible. The important point is that if, for whatever reason, a hypo is not treated you will survive. The average liver can supply 130 grams of glucose, enough to deal with a severe hypo. In the absence of a complicating co-morbidity, this always happens. So there is no need for unnecessary anxiety over this. You won't die because of a hypo. There are cases where people go to bed, are thought to go hypo and don't wake up. So called dead-in-bed syndrome. Yes, hypos during the night may be an aggravating factor. But the underlying problem is thought to be an otherwise benign congenital heart defect. The heart stops beating because of the defect. It is very rare and happens to people under age 30. Low blood glucose by itself is not that dangerous, even if a lot of insulin is driving it down. Suicide attempts using insulin are seldom successful. While a large amount of insulin may cause passing out, the person doing it is usually discovered in time. Don't let the alarmist media and social networking narrative on this freak you out. [/QUOTE]
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