Long Hypo!!

[Neckarski_94]

Don’t know if it was genuine or I just laid on my sensor! I just slept through it! Also sensor expires in 10 hours and 33 mins! Got up this morning and sensor was saying 6.9 and finger prick was 10.3! I feel perfectly fine! Well no worse than what I usually feel.

 

[Juicyj]

Looks like a compression low - sudden dip and no sensation after the event of feeling low, I try to keep sensors off the side of my arms and on the back when less likely to sleep on them - these are always best checked against a BG meter if you do wake up though.

 

[EllieM]

Don’t know if it was genuine or I just laid on my sensor!

Yes, I'm skeptical as to whether that was genuine? Do you normally wake from hypos?

 

[Neckarski_94]

Yes, I'm skeptical as to whether that was genuine? Do you normally wake from hypos?

No I just sleep through them!

 

[EllieM]

No I just sleep through them!

Do your alarms not go off?

 

[Neckarski_94]

Do your alarms not go off?

They probably do but I don’t take my phone upto bed with me

 

[Tony337]

They probably do but I don’t take my phone upto bed with me

Why?

Its what the sensors and alarms are for?

I'm 50 years a type 1 and when the libres became available i danced and whooped the night away knowing the alarm would wake me up if too high or too low.

Its was a game changer of epic proportions.

Tony

 

[_Steve_]

I find that when you see gaps in the readings like that overnight and it suddenly drops to a low on the next reading, it's usually when you get the Dexcom sensor issue and its being compressed. Glad that you had no effects on waking and it went back up relatively quick though, if it was a real hypo.

 

[Juicyj]

Agree with Tony - you need to keep your phone within range of your sensor, our worst hypos are often around 3am when we run at our lowest during the night, it's better to have an alarm buzzing so you can treat it rather than blue lights.

 

[jaywak]

I was lost for words when I read that you didn't have your phone by your bedside , the last thing I do before I switch off the light is check Libre .

 

[Neckarski_94]

At this point I’m not bothered if I don’t wake up one morning.

 

[jaywak]

At this point I’m not bothered if I don’t wake up one morning.

I'me sure you don't mean that , life can't be that bad can it ?

 

[Neckarski_94]

I'me sure you don't mean that , life can't be that bad can it ?

To simply answer your question. YES! Yes it can!

 

[Hopeful34]

I'm sorry you feel that. Have you spoken to someone about it today? Friends, family, or a professional such as a gp, nurse, your diabetes team, a counsellor or the samaritans etc. If not, please do - don't suffer on your own.

Life can be hard at times, and when it all gets on top of you, it's important to get help. Diabetes burnout is very common (I don't know if you feel that, and there's no need to answer if you don't want to), and most hospital diabetes teams have a psychologist they can refer you to.

Please take care, and let us know how you are doing.

 

[Fairygodmother]

Keep going, @Neckarski_94, give your life a chance to get better.

 

[Juicyj]

Hello @Neckarski_94 Please speak to your DSN and get some support, not sure if you feel that you can't or just don't want to, but asking for help is vital when living with this, I had some massive issues not long after diagnosis and didn't know who to turn to, as a mum I had a child to support so knew I needed to do something but wasn't sure how to get help, I went to my DSN who was really supportive and helped, but I also turned to meditation too. I got there in the end, but sometimes just even asking for help is the first step.

Living with this is hard, we all know and get that so please let us know if we can help too. There are peer support groups for t1d too around, helps to know t1d's in the real world too - where are you ?