Hi, my daughter (11) has been diagnosed just over 4 weeks with T1. Massive shock, but she was well and we caught early, no ketones etc. We've caught a couple of hypos, down to 2.8 was her last one....but my question is this..when she was having the hypo, I could not see any difference in her. She was doing her homework sitting at the table and listening to music humming away. I only tested her as I was just about to dish up dinner. When the blood glucose drops really low what happens? Will she just collapse? Or will I get some sort of warning? I'm terrified I'm going to miss symptoms, but I just can't see any. I've looked into her eyes, and checked her mouth while she was having the 2.8 one, but nothing appeared to be different...what am I missing?
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Recognising hypos
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Lamont D
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Hi,
Your daughter's awareness may be a little confused because she may have had a few!
You will begin to recognise the signs, shaking, sweating, hungry etc.
Keep testing and teach her to tell you if she feels a bit unwell or something weird is going on.
She will get it! There's a lot going on, be patient.
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Do you know, I haven't the foggiest!
Takes a minute, thinking!
Maybe @Brunneria or @Daibell will know.
I wouldn't think so, maybe, a little lower, but I think the body starts shutting down, but the liver should supplement the glucose in some way.
I've never been below 2.1 even in hypo hell!
Recognising hypos is something that you will recognise soon!
But as always prevention is better, so learn about what causes the lows and adjust her diet accordingly. Getting her insulin right is something your medical team should help you with.
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Hi there Flossy11
welcome to the forum
sorry to hear about your daughter but you are in the right place for support.
the lowest a BG meter goes is LO -- which is equivalent to < 1.1.
we are all different in how we exactly react to very low blood sugars but it is not something to worry about .
Your daughter will begin to recognise the signs herself
one that is a real giveaway is if a small line of sweat appears at top of forehead -- you can touch her there and will feel the sweat.
also skin could generally feel clammy to your touch.
If she is dropping low her thought processes could become a bit confused or she may get angry or upset ( tearful).
hope this helps.
all the best
himtoo
welcome to the forum
sorry to hear about your daughter but you are in the right place for support.
the lowest a BG meter goes is LO -- which is equivalent to < 1.1.
we are all different in how we exactly react to very low blood sugars but it is not something to worry about .
Your daughter will begin to recognise the signs herself
one that is a real giveaway is if a small line of sweat appears at top of forehead -- you can touch her there and will feel the sweat.
also skin could generally feel clammy to your touch.
If she is dropping low her thought processes could become a bit confused or she may get angry or upset ( tearful).
hope this helps.
all the best
himtoo
I think most of the meters get rather inaccurate at the top and bottom of the measurable range, so I am not sure that the particular reading is relevant when it hits the 1s and 2s.
I would just take it as a 'Blimey! That's low! Take rapid hypo counter measures!' and not worry about the particular number.
I would just take it as a 'Blimey! That's low! Take rapid hypo counter measures!' and not worry about the particular number.
Hi Flossy, my daughter is also 11 and she does not recognise her hypo signs. We test her bgs every couple of hours because of this and a test is often the first we know of a hypo. In saying this we have never had a severe low since she was diagnosed in 2009. I think this is because we test so often. It's early days so perhaps you daughter will learn to pick up on the subtle signs her body gives her. Like you I worry about missing a hypo all I can advice is regular testing. Perhaps the nurse could offer some advice.
