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Message: <blockquote data-quote="meetoe" data-source="post: 1173289" data-attributes="member: 192644">Hi [USER=293982]@powerley[/USER] -I know how you feel. I used to hate going low and still hate that shaky uncontrollable feeling when I have a hypo, and I used to subconsciously do what you do. I've learned that running high to avoid them was just not healthy - and just puts me more at risk to serious complications. Also, when your body gets used to being too high, you start getting those hypo symptoms when you're around 5.0mmol/L or above. For me, my bloods ended up going higher and higher, because I was just chasing the highs.I've only quite recently discovered lucozade as the key answer to my hypos, along with lots and lots of testing. For me, lucozade bounces me back very quickly from any hypos, so I don't exactly fear them as much as I used to. Also, with my diabetes under much better control, my hypo awareness has significantly improved and my hypo symptoms are not as drastic as they used to be when I used to run high all the time.I've also learned through lots of testing and analysis of what I eat, the exercise I do and the insulin I take, to manage my bloods so I stay relatively within range without any significant swings. It's a long road, and it takes time and commitment - but as with all things, you get better and better with practice. As they say, your health is your wealth!Best of luck.</blockquote>

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