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Message: <blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 2700145" data-attributes="member: 372717">Hi [USER=588485]@jayy[/USER] and welcome to the forums.I was diagnosed aged 8 (in the days before glucometers so the only way to check your sugars was to do a chemistry test to see if your urine had sugar in) so I've seen a lot of changes i diabetes care, and I can say that the treatments now are better than ever.  But I agree with you that hypos are one of the biggest pains of being a diabetic.As a new diabetic it is possible that you are in a "honeymoon" period and your pancreas is still pumping out insulin occasionally, just to make things more complicated for you, but to be honest there are just so many things that affect blood sugar, and it's a bit different for all of us.It sounds like you're already following my most important tip, always keeping some sugary treats with you so you have something to hand when going hypo. Good luck with it all and once more welcome.</blockquote>

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