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<blockquote data-quote="tim2000s" data-source="post: 1678329" data-attributes="member: 30007"><p>Hi [USER=468263]@GlucoseGuardian[/USER] and welcome to the forum. As [USER=380756]@TheBigNewt[/USER] mentions, ending up low enough to result in needing emergency assistance is not a good state (and is usually symptomatic of other issues, possibly lack of hypo awareness or not well balanced glucose levels due to incorrect insulin amounts). Secondly, having dangerously high ketones at a glucose level of 8.5 mmol/l is very unusual, even after fasting or a night drinking. It tends to suggest that either the blood glucose meter was wrong (check age of strips) or there are other underlying issues that need investigation (the usual ones include Thyroid).</p><p></p><p>While the insulin card is a good idea, it's not really all that necessary. Most pharmacies will provide emergency insulin whilst arranging for a prescription from your doctor, and in all fairness, I don't think it's fair to add additional bureaucracy and cost to the NHS for something that you don't really need.</p><p></p><p>It does sound as though your partner may need some encouragement in managing themselves though, as ending up in hospital twice in three months really shouldn't be the norm.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tim2000s, post: 1678329, member: 30007"] Hi [USER=468263]@GlucoseGuardian[/USER] and welcome to the forum. As [USER=380756]@TheBigNewt[/USER] mentions, ending up low enough to result in needing emergency assistance is not a good state (and is usually symptomatic of other issues, possibly lack of hypo awareness or not well balanced glucose levels due to incorrect insulin amounts). Secondly, having dangerously high ketones at a glucose level of 8.5 mmol/l is very unusual, even after fasting or a night drinking. It tends to suggest that either the blood glucose meter was wrong (check age of strips) or there are other underlying issues that need investigation (the usual ones include Thyroid). While the insulin card is a good idea, it's not really all that necessary. Most pharmacies will provide emergency insulin whilst arranging for a prescription from your doctor, and in all fairness, I don't think it's fair to add additional bureaucracy and cost to the NHS for something that you don't really need. It does sound as though your partner may need some encouragement in managing themselves though, as ending up in hospital twice in three months really shouldn't be the norm. [/QUOTE]
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