I have been t1 for 7 years and as yet havent dropped below 1.9. the trouble is, i am totally terrified of having a full blown hypo. i dont know what to expect and am probably building it all up out of proportion ( i tend to do that with most things in life!!!) just wondered if you could tell me what exactly happens?
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hypos
- Thread starter sweep61
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Hi Sweep
Welcome to the Forum. Hypos are not something I have suffered from but I am sure that someone will be along soon who can tell you about their experiences.
Regards
Doug
Welcome to the Forum. Hypos are not something I have suffered from but I am sure that someone will be along soon who can tell you about their experiences.
Regards
Doug
AndyS
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Hi Sweep,
The nasty and uncoperative is just one of the possible symptoms.
It's like many things they will give you a great big long list of the symptoms but you may get some and not others.
The worst I had was a 1.3 and that was at night. I woke up feeling rotten with cold sweats and that was it. Behaviour wise my wife didn't notice anything different when I got up to go and test and take care of it.
This is another potential generalization trap. Some people get aggressive when hypo and some don't.
The most important thing is that you are able to recognise the symptoms in yourself and do something about it.
Hope that helps.
A
The nasty and uncoperative is just one of the possible symptoms.
It's like many things they will give you a great big long list of the symptoms but you may get some and not others.
The worst I had was a 1.3 and that was at night. I woke up feeling rotten with cold sweats and that was it. Behaviour wise my wife didn't notice anything different when I got up to go and test and take care of it.
This is another potential generalization trap. Some people get aggressive when hypo and some don't.
The most important thing is that you are able to recognise the symptoms in yourself and do something about it.
Hope that helps.
A
Hi sweep61,
You should be able to get glucose gel on prescription from your GP. I recommend that you stock up on it because it makes hypos much easier to deal with when they arrive. Recently, I accidentally injected 5 units of Novorapid into muscle, but managed to deal with it with glucogel. :thumbup:
Of course, the best plan is to avoid hypos altogether, but there's no harm in being prepared.
You should be able to get glucose gel on prescription from your GP. I recommend that you stock up on it because it makes hypos much easier to deal with when they arrive. Recently, I accidentally injected 5 units of Novorapid into muscle, but managed to deal with it with glucogel. :thumbup:
Of course, the best plan is to avoid hypos altogether, but there's no harm in being prepared.
desidiabulum
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Hi Nicola,
I did a thread on this a month or two ago. Hypos affect people very differently, but they CAN wipe you out for up to 24 hours, even if you get your sugars back up fairly quickly. I got rather different answers from several specialists, but the basic line seemed to be that the key is to act as fast as possible. When your levels drop too low, your body reacts by flooding itself with hormones, and it's those which then can knock you out for a long time -- the key is to stop the body doing this. I used to try to do the correct combination of slow- and fast-acting sugar/carbs, relishing the chance to select some nice chocolate etc, and also tried to keep working. but now I just completely stop what I'm doing and try to hit with loads of fast-acting sugars as soon as I get the slightest shake. Also -- experiment with different sugar-raising methods. I always used dextrose and orange juice, but they never acted fast enough. I now use jelly babies and swear by them. Hypo after-effects were wiping me out for days at a time last year, but these changes seem to work for me at least (touch wood). The key is to experiment till you find what works best for you.
Good luck!
I did a thread on this a month or two ago. Hypos affect people very differently, but they CAN wipe you out for up to 24 hours, even if you get your sugars back up fairly quickly. I got rather different answers from several specialists, but the basic line seemed to be that the key is to act as fast as possible. When your levels drop too low, your body reacts by flooding itself with hormones, and it's those which then can knock you out for a long time -- the key is to stop the body doing this. I used to try to do the correct combination of slow- and fast-acting sugar/carbs, relishing the chance to select some nice chocolate etc, and also tried to keep working. but now I just completely stop what I'm doing and try to hit with loads of fast-acting sugars as soon as I get the slightest shake. Also -- experiment with different sugar-raising methods. I always used dextrose and orange juice, but they never acted fast enough. I now use jelly babies and swear by them. Hypo after-effects were wiping me out for days at a time last year, but these changes seem to work for me at least (touch wood). The key is to experiment till you find what works best for you.
Good luck!
vaughan h
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I'm a 45 yr old type 1 and live by myself. I have 2 dogs and have found 1 of them very helpful in the area of telling me that there is a hypo on the way or if I am asleep he wakes me up. I have been in a pool of sweat asleep and he just keeps anoying me till I wake and sit up. He has not been taught any of this he just did it one morning and when my sister came round to see me shortly after she asked me how my bloodsugar was and it was 3.5. I have taken notice everytime since and he's been on the money every time. I can be disagreeable , drunk like which sort of comes with an out of body type of experience. A shortcircuit type of feeling where my brain says to do something and it doesn't get through to my body. But if it's to bad I'm mistaken for drunk because I slir my speach and talk rubbish. Takes many forms depending the circumstances leading up to it.How ever it happens it's a feeling I would rather avoid. Vaughan
mikethepike1965
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Hi
Type 1 for 34 years now and as with other replies, symptoms are different for most people. Remember to carry your glucose tablets and have patience when you have taken two or three. They do work quick but you do need to give yourself a good ten to fifteen minutes to feel stabilised again. Interesting thing though, back in the mid seventies when I was diagnosed and still in hospital, I was " made to have" a hypo in the presence of my doctor on the ward so that I was aware of what the symptoms were like. Maybe they still do that now and somehow you unfortunately slipped the net.
Best advice aside from what you were asking; control your levels as best you can as often as you can.
Also remember that the body can only utilise GLUCOSE to remedy a hypo. Chocolate, sweets, cake , fruit pastilles etc will all work but the body will have to metabolise these to glucose first. An actual glucose tablet should work fastest as it is already in the correct form for the body to use.
Good luck
Mike
Type 1 for 34 years now and as with other replies, symptoms are different for most people. Remember to carry your glucose tablets and have patience when you have taken two or three. They do work quick but you do need to give yourself a good ten to fifteen minutes to feel stabilised again. Interesting thing though, back in the mid seventies when I was diagnosed and still in hospital, I was " made to have" a hypo in the presence of my doctor on the ward so that I was aware of what the symptoms were like. Maybe they still do that now and somehow you unfortunately slipped the net.
Best advice aside from what you were asking; control your levels as best you can as often as you can.
Also remember that the body can only utilise GLUCOSE to remedy a hypo. Chocolate, sweets, cake , fruit pastilles etc will all work but the body will have to metabolise these to glucose first. An actual glucose tablet should work fastest as it is already in the correct form for the body to use.
Good luck
Mike
ive had hypo's they can be really scary at some point but go down to your local pharmacist and ask them for hypo jel, wen your sugars go low for ect..(below 2.8) put some of this jel in your mouth its really good works well and by using that jel you dont put on a few pounds by eating choclate or sweets 
hope i helped
nathan
hope i helped
nathan
Esther1411
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I use one of those mini cans of coke - like you get on a plane, you can buy them in the super market. They are easy to carry around don't go off and for me anyway they seem to get me sorted within about five minutes and then once i have tested that i'm "back" i have around 20g of carbs and this works for me.
Hope this helps
Esther
Hope this helps
Esther
