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<blockquote data-quote="Fairygodmother" data-source="post: 2271497" data-attributes="member: 68789"><p>Oh, and an afterthought, an important afterthought [USER=523677]@Rhys.[/USER] Did they tell you about hypos, when your blood sugars go lower than the levels your brain and body function well at? I don’t want to worry you, quite the reverse, but now that you’re seeing lower sugars it’s good to be prepared.</p><p>If they fall lower you may find that you feel sweaty, confused, garrulous, extra energetic, anxious, aggressive, all symptoms of a brain that’s starved of the glucose it needs to function normally. </p><p>Most of us carry a quick fix of glucose with us. For me it’s jelly babies (one jelly baby = 5 grams of glucose/carbohydrate), for some it’s glucotabs. We use it as a way of getting back to normal as swiftly as we can, and have them in our pockets, in our bags, in a desk drawer, by our beds, and heaven help anyone who tries to nick them.</p><p>It can take some minutes to recover from a hypo, and it’s best to tell people not to expect you to just carry on as normal. People are generally very understanding about it.</p><p>Don’t worry, Type One life isn’t all taking notes, counting carbs and recovering from bouts of being barmy. We do have a good, near normal, existence too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fairygodmother, post: 2271497, member: 68789"] Oh, and an afterthought, an important afterthought [USER=523677]@Rhys.[/USER] Did they tell you about hypos, when your blood sugars go lower than the levels your brain and body function well at? I don’t want to worry you, quite the reverse, but now that you’re seeing lower sugars it’s good to be prepared. If they fall lower you may find that you feel sweaty, confused, garrulous, extra energetic, anxious, aggressive, all symptoms of a brain that’s starved of the glucose it needs to function normally. Most of us carry a quick fix of glucose with us. For me it’s jelly babies (one jelly baby = 5 grams of glucose/carbohydrate), for some it’s glucotabs. We use it as a way of getting back to normal as swiftly as we can, and have them in our pockets, in our bags, in a desk drawer, by our beds, and heaven help anyone who tries to nick them. It can take some minutes to recover from a hypo, and it’s best to tell people not to expect you to just carry on as normal. People are generally very understanding about it. Don’t worry, Type One life isn’t all taking notes, counting carbs and recovering from bouts of being barmy. We do have a good, near normal, existence too. [/QUOTE]
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