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<blockquote data-quote="Bittern" data-source="post: 1844045" data-attributes="member: 315804"><p>Many of us have symptoms of hypos, shaking, sweating, nausea etc. but some do not. Their body simply does not respond in this way to low blood sugars. The reason may be that they have had so many hypos that the body takes this level as a sort of normal or, it may be that, for some other reason that there is an impaired response. </p><p></p><p>Hypoglycemia is immediately dangerous the result is coma as the brain is starved of glucose followed by death. Levels of 1.1 are very low and in that zone.</p><p></p><p>If it was happening to me I would be testing say hourly and watching the trend, probably keeping at or above 6 or 7 till I see the doctor and ensuring that my BG was in the 7s before bed. I would also test before driving or using machinery and if driving long distances stoping and testing hourly. I would certainly carry glucose tablets or gel in an obvious place with instructions on how to apply them in the event of my passing out and, as an emergency treatment by me if my meter showed a low developing. Probably a good idea to carry biscuits or something similar that act over a longer period.</p><p></p><p>Good luck with your doctor.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bittern, post: 1844045, member: 315804"] Many of us have symptoms of hypos, shaking, sweating, nausea etc. but some do not. Their body simply does not respond in this way to low blood sugars. The reason may be that they have had so many hypos that the body takes this level as a sort of normal or, it may be that, for some other reason that there is an impaired response. Hypoglycemia is immediately dangerous the result is coma as the brain is starved of glucose followed by death. Levels of 1.1 are very low and in that zone. If it was happening to me I would be testing say hourly and watching the trend, probably keeping at or above 6 or 7 till I see the doctor and ensuring that my BG was in the 7s before bed. I would also test before driving or using machinery and if driving long distances stoping and testing hourly. I would certainly carry glucose tablets or gel in an obvious place with instructions on how to apply them in the event of my passing out and, as an emergency treatment by me if my meter showed a low developing. Probably a good idea to carry biscuits or something similar that act over a longer period. Good luck with your doctor. [/QUOTE]
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