My husband has been type 1 for about 30 years he was diagnosed when about 38. He has had hypos but normally could recognise when going low. He has recently had his night time insulin changed to Lantus in the words of the Diabetic Consultant (the first he has seen since diagnosis) he has been managing his condition 'in the dark ages'. NO further explanation of why but a referrral to the local diabetic team. That nurse has been really helpful and changed his night time insulin. We were in France last week and I awoke to a terrible sound. I put the light on and thought he was having a stroke. He was completely unresponsive and making the most horrendous sound. To be on the safe side, I put a little glucose gel onto his lip and tongue in case it was a hypo. and hoping it might do something whilst waiting for the ambulance. After about15 minutes he opened his eyes and although not knowing what was happening, he was compos mentis enough for me to give him a whole gel sachet. then the cavalry arrived and took him to hospital. By then he knew who he was and where he was but nothing abut what had happened. Fortunately no other medical problems were diagnosed but we were none the wiser about why it happened. If he has ever had a hypo in the night before now, he wanders about and I wake in a heartbeat. This time there was no warning at all.
Arriving back in Uk yesterday we find that the appointment he had with the consultant for July (should have been March) has now been cancelled till November. I now cannot leave him at night, if I had not been there he would not have regained consciousness. What do we do now? What if I couldn't have got some tiny bit of glucose into him? His GP hasn't got a clue and clearly he doesn't rate highly enough on the Consultant's list to be seen quickly. I am at my wits end. Someone mentioned a glucose pen but we have no idea what that is or where we would get one from.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Arriving back in Uk yesterday we find that the appointment he had with the consultant for July (should have been March) has now been cancelled till November. I now cannot leave him at night, if I had not been there he would not have regained consciousness. What do we do now? What if I couldn't have got some tiny bit of glucose into him? His GP hasn't got a clue and clearly he doesn't rate highly enough on the Consultant's list to be seen quickly. I am at my wits end. Someone mentioned a glucose pen but we have no idea what that is or where we would get one from.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.