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I am so scared. First assisted hypo.
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<blockquote data-quote="smidge" data-source="post: 885162" data-attributes="member: 29301"><p>Hi pinkpolo - so sorry to hear that - I've not had to go through that yet and it absolutely terrifies me. I know it would knock my confidence badly as I'm sure it has yours.</p><p></p><p>I guess the thing to focus on at the moment is avoiding it happening again and rebuilding your confidence. Do you know why it happened? Did you take the wrong insulin or the wrong amount of insulin for example? What is your control like usually? If your control is usually tight, perhaps you could run your BG a little higher for a short while to get some peace of mind? If it's usually a bit erratic, perhaps you could cut the carbs a bit so that you can lower your doses so that you don't have so much active insulin on board at any one time? Maybe you could also set your alarm to wake you up overnight for a while so you can test to make sure everything is OK?</p><p></p><p>Whatever you decide to do, make sure you speak to a hospital diabetes team so that you are not facing this alone.</p><p></p><p>Smidge</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smidge, post: 885162, member: 29301"] Hi pinkpolo - so sorry to hear that - I've not had to go through that yet and it absolutely terrifies me. I know it would knock my confidence badly as I'm sure it has yours. I guess the thing to focus on at the moment is avoiding it happening again and rebuilding your confidence. Do you know why it happened? Did you take the wrong insulin or the wrong amount of insulin for example? What is your control like usually? If your control is usually tight, perhaps you could run your BG a little higher for a short while to get some peace of mind? If it's usually a bit erratic, perhaps you could cut the carbs a bit so that you can lower your doses so that you don't have so much active insulin on board at any one time? Maybe you could also set your alarm to wake you up overnight for a while so you can test to make sure everything is OK? Whatever you decide to do, make sure you speak to a hospital diabetes team so that you are not facing this alone. Smidge [/QUOTE]
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