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riverman

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Hi,Troops...Had a hypo today at 1330,at this stage (whats new),i want to ask is it normal to be absolutely drained for the rest of the day,it takes that much out of me i'm useless.and very sick....any thts...........
 
Depends on what level your bg fell too, if I catch the hypo early I normally recover within 20-30 mins and feel fine, on the very odd occasions when my bg has dropped below 3mmol I do tend to have a headache for a few hours.

Nigel
 
Hi,Nigel,I get to the 5mmol,and start to feel it,then i dont have much time,i can go from 5mmlo to 3,2, in mins,then its a bit of a whirligig.....
 
riverman said:
Hi,Nigel,I get to the 5mmol,and start to feel it,then i dont have much time,i can go from 5mmlo to 3,2, in mins,then its a bit of a whirligig.....
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What's your average daily bg range? going from 5 to 3.2 in mins could mean you are injecting far too much insulin for the carbs you consume, do you know what your insulin ratios are per meal and have you done a fasting test to determine if your basal insulin is correct?

Nigel
 
Hi my 7 day ave,11.8,and i missed my 10.00 break and was going for lunch when i got the hypo..i took 10 this morn to cover breakfast (0630)......
 
11.8 is a very high average. If your BG can drop as fast as you say and you have this high an average, you need to look again at your diet and medication. I suggest you look at both your total carbs and your carb ratio
Hana
 
OK,i'm 3 and a bit months into my T1,and not got much of a grip on it yet,please adv,on a way round the high and lows of this.......
 
I find depending on how low I go it can make me feel a bit drained afterwards, but I think it depends on a) how used you are to going hypo - if you are new to it all could be worse b) how low you go and how your blood sugars run normally, I know if people are used to having higher blood sugars they can feel hypo at higher levels eg 4s 5s and presumably then if you had what would typically be classed as a mild hypo in the 3s could feel much worse. Did you test yourself when you were hypo to find out what your bg was? c) overtreating the hypo which is very common, you are only supposed to have 15g quick acting and 15g long acting carbs but a lot of people myself included just want to munch and munch when they are hypo and this can bring you up too high plus if you have eaten junky-type foods (as lets face it its' hard to think about nutrition at such times) this can have a bit of a hangover effect.

Not sure if this is any consolation but I have found that the more hypos I have had the more I have got used to them, I used to absolutely hate them and freak out, now I see them (if they are mild) more as an annoyance/hindrance as I have to stop what I am doing to sort myself out although if I go very low eg 2.5 then it is a lot more uncomfortable and takes longer to feel normal again.
 
Yep been a diabetic for over 26yrs when my BG drops very low I end up with a banging headache for hours and feel totally wiped out :(

Now what i tend to do is have some lucazade when low as didnt before just ate so a little lucazade and a few biscuits tend to help a little, a little energy boost!

So your not alone :D

Kaz
 
riverman said:
Hi my 7 day ave,11.8,and i missed my 10.00 break and was going for lunch when i got the hypo..i took 10 this morn to cover breakfast (0630)......
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Hi and sorry I never got back last night! :)

I appreciate your only 3 months down the line with diabetes, but the above 7 day average is way over the recommended guidelines, might I suggest that you speak with your diabetes nurse next week and look at ways of reducing your blood glucose. Such a high average means your insulin to carb ratio is totally wrong and hopefully your dsn will put you right on how to overcome this problem, whilst you are the phone ask the nurse to enroll you on the DAFNE course should they be available in your area, this course will teach you to work out your own insulin/carb ratio and will help with your overall diabetes control.

Nigel
 
Hey Riverman, if you're 3 months in you could be experiencing a honeymoon period. I ended up having 1-2 serious hypos plus 1-2 mild hypos - per day - for 2 long, long weeks before they worked it out. Some of them were terrifyingly fast, and it was due to the fact that my body was randomly producing its own insulin whilst I was also injecting healthy doses. And yes I have had to take to my bed afterwards several times, too - the lower I go and the faster I go, the worse it is. I once had to go 24hrs in bed after a savage hypo that took me from about 4 to 1.9 in what felt like seconds but was in reality probably 5 minutes. I'm very sensitive to insulin too, so small overdoses - for whatever reason - cause big problems. I've also got post-viral fatigue syndrome so it doubles the trouble :( it makes things tricky if I have a bad hypo at work - I can be out of it for hours. Good luck with everything.
 
Thks Moonstone ,You might be right on that....i been doing a few hypos over the last night or two and its only a few units and been very very good with the carbs thks again...... :wink:
 
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