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<blockquote data-quote="Rylando88" data-source="post: 2283704" data-attributes="member: 406302"><p>Would it be possible for you to set a couple of alarms through the night to check your glucose levels match the readings given?</p><p>Another idea could be to try to go to bed with slighter higher readings than normal (around the 8-12mmol range nothing too crazy) just to see if it prevents you dropping too low in your sleep?</p><p></p><p>Do you have any alarms set on your device? I wear a Dexcom G6 at the moment and if my sugars go below 4.2mmol (I chose this number myself, you can set it to whatever you like) it sets an alarm off on my mobile and also alarms my mum and dad via their mobiles too which can be really useful if I am asleep etc. You also get a weekly report showing you trends and all kinds of graphs with your readings and times and activities included which can be great for getting an overview of how your sugar levels and body respond to certain foods/activities/other.</p><p></p><p>Also maybe speak to your team at the hospital about split dosing and timings of long acting insulin. I used to take my long acting at bed time then changed to mid day and now I find taking it when I wake up works best for me. I have also changed types of long acting a few times - Lantus/Levemir/Tresiba to name a few!</p><p></p><p>Definitely have a look into a few options if you can, I am currently recovering from brain damage and memory loss after having a hypo in my sleep before Christmas last year and I can confirm that the body definitely <u>DOES NOT</u> bring you out of the hypo by itself as someone further up in this post suggested, I did not wake up, I was in a coma for over a week and in hospital for a month and now have swelling and damage to my brain (which is healing with time but it is a very slow and challenging process and there is no certainty that I will ever fully recover).</p><p>Sorry if that is a bit of an overload of info but I felt like I needed to address the post suggesting that the hypo would "sort itself out" because that is so untrue!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rylando88, post: 2283704, member: 406302"] Would it be possible for you to set a couple of alarms through the night to check your glucose levels match the readings given? Another idea could be to try to go to bed with slighter higher readings than normal (around the 8-12mmol range nothing too crazy) just to see if it prevents you dropping too low in your sleep? Do you have any alarms set on your device? I wear a Dexcom G6 at the moment and if my sugars go below 4.2mmol (I chose this number myself, you can set it to whatever you like) it sets an alarm off on my mobile and also alarms my mum and dad via their mobiles too which can be really useful if I am asleep etc. You also get a weekly report showing you trends and all kinds of graphs with your readings and times and activities included which can be great for getting an overview of how your sugar levels and body respond to certain foods/activities/other. Also maybe speak to your team at the hospital about split dosing and timings of long acting insulin. I used to take my long acting at bed time then changed to mid day and now I find taking it when I wake up works best for me. I have also changed types of long acting a few times - Lantus/Levemir/Tresiba to name a few! Definitely have a look into a few options if you can, I am currently recovering from brain damage and memory loss after having a hypo in my sleep before Christmas last year and I can confirm that the body definitely [U]DOES NOT[/U] bring you out of the hypo by itself as someone further up in this post suggested, I did not wake up, I was in a coma for over a week and in hospital for a month and now have swelling and damage to my brain (which is healing with time but it is a very slow and challenging process and there is no certainty that I will ever fully recover). Sorry if that is a bit of an overload of info but I felt like I needed to address the post suggesting that the hypo would "sort itself out" because that is so untrue! [/QUOTE]
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