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Hypo's

chips

chips

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Location
northyorkshire
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Pump
Dislikes
diet coke and most diet drinks as they all taste vile
Hey there. recently iv noticed a few instances where i have been having a hypo (usually in the night) but ill fall back asleep and wake up fine? without taking anything for it. is this normal?

Im a type 1 diabetic for 9 to 10 years now
 
Can your body recover on its own....yes......its obviously not wise but your liver will respond.....

mine still does even after nearly 20 years...
 
novorapidboi26 said:
Can your body recover on its own....yes......its obviously not wise but your liver will respond.....

mine still does even after nearly 20 years...
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ah ok thank you. i was concerned for awhile there
 
HI @chips It's not ideal, however I know what you mean, complete exhaustion and failure to wake fully means you will sleep on and fortunately your liver responded with glucose.

Do you know why you are going low over night ? It's really important to avoid night time hypo's in case your body doesn't respond. Also keep something next to your bed that you can grab and swallow down quickly, glucogel is the easiest night time treatment for me as I literally gulp the tube down.
 
Juicyj said:
HI @chips It's not ideal, however I know what you mean, complete exhaustion and failure to wake fully means you will sleep on and fortunately your liver responded with glucose.

Do you know why you are going low over night ? It's really important to avoid night time hypo's in case your body doesn't respond. Also keep something next to your bed that you can grab and swallow down quickly, glucogel is the easiest night time treatment for me as I literally gulp the tube down.
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i do, last time i was at the nurses they changed my pumps hourly rates from 0.87 to 1.13 iv had 3 hypos since then in the middle of the night or early morning. iv since gone back to 0.87
 
Juicyj said:
Do you know why you are going low over night ? It's really important to avoid night time hypo's in case your body doesn't respond. Also keep something next to your bed that you can grab and swallow down quickly, glucogel is the easiest night time treatment for me as I literally gulp the tube down.
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I quite like glucotabs for this, I can just eat 2 or 3 and I'm good. The trouble with night time hypos is that if they're severe enough you can actually have a seizure and, worst case scenario, die. (Not wanting to freak you out here as it's very rare, but this is the reason that diabetic clinics really don't like night time hypos.) Also, be aware that if you drink alcohol this impairs the liver's ability to combat night time hypos and so doesn't combine well with them. (Not necessarily a reason to avoid alcohol, but a reason to make sure you're not running low at night if you're drunk.)

Can you get access to a cgm (eg freestyle libre) so you can see what's happening at night and hopefully prevent it from happening in future?
 
EllieM said:
I quite like glucotabs for this, I can just eat 2 or 3 and I'm good. The trouble with night time hypos is that if they're severe enough you can actually have a seizure and, worst case scenario, die. (Not wanting to freak you out here as it's very rare, but this is the reason that diabetic clinics really don't like night time hypos.) Also, be aware that if you drink alcohol this impairs the liver's ability to combat night time hypos and so doesn't combine well with them. (Not necessarily a reason to avoid alcohol, but a reason to make sure you're not running low at night if you're drunk.)

Can you get access to a cgm (eg freestyle libre) so you can see what's happening at night and hopefully prevent it from happening in future?
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i have not really looked into the CGM things but i might bring it up at my next appointment. i dont drink so got no worries there thank you
 
Are you happy to adjust your own rates, or do you rely on your team to do that for you? I’d also recommend using a CGM, that way you can see exactly what’s happening overnight.
 
Your body can recover by itself, but it's not a good idea to take that chance. Treat when you notice the low, or set some alarms for yourself so you can wake up. My parents watch my numbers on dexcom follow, but sometimes if they are still awake when I've gone to bed I will ask to be woken in 15min/30min/whatever, it's good to have someone else who can check on you if you need.
 
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