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<blockquote data-quote="FindingNemo" data-source="post: 42077" data-attributes="member: 13021"><p>My hypo warning symptoms change every so often, they come in 'batches'. After diagnoses and for a few years after, I got the text book, shakes, sweats, hunger etc.</p><p></p><p>Around the time of my pregnancies (1st 3 ended in miscarriage), I lost all hypo warning signs. In hospital, after the first loss, I was waiting to go to theatre, lying on the bed. The next thing I remember was waking to see my husband puple faced, covered in tears and snot and lots of staff. I was very confused and couldn't remember if I was still pregnant, had ever been pregnant or what was going on, the nurse was trying to reassure me and kept saying 'we have done x,y,z, you'll be ok', but not once did se say, 'you have had a hypo', once I understood that, I calmed down. My poor husband thought he had lost me as no one had realised I was unconcious til they came to fetch me for theatre.</p><p>Shortly after my 1st misscariage, we were sitting in the garden and decided to go and buy some patio furniture. We went to homebase and tesco, yet I don't remember past the end of our road. My husband took about 20 mins before he realised something was not right and force fed me a mars bar, as my sugars were coming up and I regained some actual memory I remember 'taunting' him by aving my food around and refusing to eat, like a stroppy toddler.</p><p>It was around this time that I had a few really scary ones which caused me to be paralysed and loose my ability to speak, despite understanding what was happening.</p><p>I have had warning signs since such as a numb face.</p><p>Currently I get a certain type of headache and get very stroppy plus a bit of nausea.</p><p></p><p>My biggest problem is treating them, I ave no self control and no matter how bad the hypo, I still understand the '15 rule', eat 15g, wait 15 mins, retest etc, but I rarely stick to it. I eat whatever and generally carry on eating til I feel ok, by which time my BM is through the roof!</p><p></p><p>I get hypo warning signals if my blood sugar drops quickly, even if it doesn't go low enough to treat, if it drops fast, I feel like rubbish.</p><p></p><p>I haven't had a nighttime one in a long time, but I apparently make some very odd noises and my husband wakes me. We have a deal, he tells me he is going to use the 'big needle' (Glucogen), if I resist, I am well enough to eat, if not, he jabs me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FindingNemo, post: 42077, member: 13021"] My hypo warning symptoms change every so often, they come in 'batches'. After diagnoses and for a few years after, I got the text book, shakes, sweats, hunger etc. Around the time of my pregnancies (1st 3 ended in miscarriage), I lost all hypo warning signs. In hospital, after the first loss, I was waiting to go to theatre, lying on the bed. The next thing I remember was waking to see my husband puple faced, covered in tears and snot and lots of staff. I was very confused and couldn't remember if I was still pregnant, had ever been pregnant or what was going on, the nurse was trying to reassure me and kept saying 'we have done x,y,z, you'll be ok', but not once did se say, 'you have had a hypo', once I understood that, I calmed down. My poor husband thought he had lost me as no one had realised I was unconcious til they came to fetch me for theatre. Shortly after my 1st misscariage, we were sitting in the garden and decided to go and buy some patio furniture. We went to homebase and tesco, yet I don't remember past the end of our road. My husband took about 20 mins before he realised something was not right and force fed me a mars bar, as my sugars were coming up and I regained some actual memory I remember 'taunting' him by aving my food around and refusing to eat, like a stroppy toddler. It was around this time that I had a few really scary ones which caused me to be paralysed and loose my ability to speak, despite understanding what was happening. I have had warning signs since such as a numb face. Currently I get a certain type of headache and get very stroppy plus a bit of nausea. My biggest problem is treating them, I ave no self control and no matter how bad the hypo, I still understand the '15 rule', eat 15g, wait 15 mins, retest etc, but I rarely stick to it. I eat whatever and generally carry on eating til I feel ok, by which time my BM is through the roof! I get hypo warning signals if my blood sugar drops quickly, even if it doesn't go low enough to treat, if it drops fast, I feel like rubbish. I haven't had a nighttime one in a long time, but I apparently make some very odd noises and my husband wakes me. We have a deal, he tells me he is going to use the 'big needle' (Glucogen), if I resist, I am well enough to eat, if not, he jabs me. [/QUOTE]
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