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<blockquote data-quote="phoenix" data-source="post: 41372" data-attributes="member: 12578"><p>My basal insulin keeps my BS fairly steady so almost all my hypos are caused by too much bolus insulin or not accounting for exercise properly. My symptoms are sweating(though far less than used to,) shaking, general mental fuzziness and anxiety these don't always affext me untill below 3mmol and sometimes not until lower. On the very rare occasion I wake up with a hypo, I just 'know'. Sometimes at slightly higher levels theres just a vague awareness . If I'm doing any physical work/exercise I just run out of energy but sometimes stubbornly continue until I'm too low to carry on (and husband says stubborness is a symptom) . <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops! :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /> </p><p></p><p>If BG is very low, or if low during exercise I take a couple of dextrose tablets: 4 carbs from 1 dextrose tablet will quickly raise my BS about 1mmol . I'm on a pump so if I'm carrying on the activity that 'caused ' the low then I'll suspend it for a while or put on a lower temporary basal rate.</p><p>If BG is not very low and its mid morning or afternoon, I just have a drink and a jaffa cake type biscuit (8 carbs). Similarly, If its not too low and I'm in the middle of cooking dinner, I'll eat a few pretzls(sp?) and pehaps delay my mealtime bolus a bit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="phoenix, post: 41372, member: 12578"] My basal insulin keeps my BS fairly steady so almost all my hypos are caused by too much bolus insulin or not accounting for exercise properly. My symptoms are sweating(though far less than used to,) shaking, general mental fuzziness and anxiety these don't always affext me untill below 3mmol and sometimes not until lower. On the very rare occasion I wake up with a hypo, I just 'know'. Sometimes at slightly higher levels theres just a vague awareness . If I'm doing any physical work/exercise I just run out of energy but sometimes stubbornly continue until I'm too low to carry on (and husband says stubborness is a symptom) . :oops: If BG is very low, or if low during exercise I take a couple of dextrose tablets: 4 carbs from 1 dextrose tablet will quickly raise my BS about 1mmol . I'm on a pump so if I'm carrying on the activity that 'caused ' the low then I'll suspend it for a while or put on a lower temporary basal rate. If BG is not very low and its mid morning or afternoon, I just have a drink and a jaffa cake type biscuit (8 carbs). Similarly, If its not too low and I'm in the middle of cooking dinner, I'll eat a few pretzls(sp?) and pehaps delay my mealtime bolus a bit. [/QUOTE]
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