I’ve been stuck in a hypo for an hour
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I'm not sure there's anything more any of us can do other than urge you to make that phone call, you WON'T be wasting their time and I feel we are now distracting you from doing what you should be doing, by trying to help. Please call them. x
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You always need your meter as a backup. What if you knocked your sensor off ot it just malfunctioned..?
Or possibly the device you use to read it went down?
"Plan B."
& "C" with some spare kit..
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The pin from the back of a badge? But clean it first. Use the wipe that comes with the Libre..?
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Ring them now. If you lose consciousness you can't call for help anymore.
Thanks they said a clinician will call me within 30 mins and they will call an ambulance
I’m going to try and eat more starbursts so the ambulance don’t come
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I'm very happy you called!Thanks they said a clinician will call me within 30 mins and they will call an ambulance
And I'll keep my fingers crossed the starbursts will do the trick!
It’s 4.1 now!!!! I doubt the ambulance will have to come now. Thanks
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Thanks they said a clinician will call me within 30 mins and they will call an ambulance
If you have milk? Drink that too.. The lactose will help.
Can you use one of the needles you use for your injections to prick your finger to get blood? Hope you feel ok soon. Please let us know when you're ok.
I’ve tried doing that, but I feel like I’m not doing it deep enough I will try even tho it really hurts
I do, omg god it’s increasing. Thank god I will drink some milk to ty
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Hi @ariaxo. Just wondered how you are today? Hope the ambulance came quickly, and you've been able to get an urgent prescription for lancets today. Take care.
I’m feeling better, thank you for asking. The lancets haven’t arrived yet but hopefully tomorrow.
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Glad to hear you're doing better now!
I don't know if you use Facebook, but I've seen groups where you can give a shout out when you're alone and struggling with a hypo. There's always someone willing to stick with you online through messenger. You exchange addresses, so if the other doesn't hear from you in 15 minutes they'll send out an ambulance.
I've never used this, but I'm happy for this possibility if I ever feel unsafe again with a stubborn hypo. The last time this happened to me (after mixing up my long and short acting) I woke up a neighbour and had him sit with me until things were stable again. This obviously only works when you have very nice neighbours, and it's not something I'd want to do regularly. I think those Facebook groups are great, although it's of course a bit of a risk with the address. Still, it may be useful for you should this happen again.
