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Increased confusion with hypo

seawife

seawife

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I've been type 1 for years now & know what to do when I get hypo symptoms but I'm finding I get more & more confused & feel like I can't function when they occur, & it feels like it takes a lot longer to recover. Just wondered if anyone gets this or is it just me getting older. Not ready to get old . Just needed to vent.
 
Hi @seawife
first, hugs [[hugs]] -- this D is no fun sometimes !
are you still getting similar hypo symptoms at similar levels ?
I ask because I lost my hypo symptoms ( back in 2001) and as it was a gradual thing I tended not to really notice ( because we all try to cope even if we are not totally coping )
I would definitely suggest you speak with your DSN / Consultant to see if they recommend any changes based on your test result patterns !!

hypos generally take me from 15min to an hour to recover from depending on the severity.
 
Hi @seawife . 27 yrs of diabetes and the inevitable hypos I've found they change over a period of time.
I've had those where I couldn't help myself and needed assistance.
I've had the ones where just sweat and feel confused but self treat.
I went through a stage where I became extremely aggressive.
I ve had the ones in the kitchen where I stand trying to figure out what to eat and dismissing anything and everything because I'm diabetic.
The ultimate eat everything in the kitchen no matter what.
Strangely for each different hypo type they've always been for a period of time and then they've changed. For example the aggressive ones lasted maybe 2/3 yrs 15 yrs ago then stoped, and I've never experienced them again.
You hopefully will find your current hypo symptoms will change in time and have a different affect.
P.S. I think the aggressive hypos were largely due to a change of insulin.
 
@seawife , when blood sugar drops in the early years after dx, there's initial warning symptoms at, say, just below 4, (sweats, shaking, caused by an adrenaline rush) and you pick them up and correct them, but like you, me and @himtoo and @therower , after a number of years of hypos, the body just kind of gets used to them and decides not to bother giving the initial warning symptoms, so you end up slipping lower before you're aware of it, and end up at, say, 2.5, which is way messier than marginally sub-4. I think you feel more confused because you're not feeling the hypo until lower levels: you're brain works less well at lower levels. Usual recommendation is to run sugars higher for a while so that you regain early warnings. Meanwhile, there's subtler warnings: tingling lips, lightness. Or cheat and get a libre so you can see it coming!
 
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