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<blockquote data-quote="Fairygodmother" data-source="post: 1914299" data-attributes="member: 68789"><p>Glad you’re back to 4 now! Hypos can be very scary, especially in the early days when you’ve not become attuned to your own symptoms, so well done checking bloods. Did you have any other odd feelings before the nasty ‘I’m going to die’ moment? I think we’ve all had at least one nasty hypo and know how totally disconcerting it can be. You might feel easier sleeping tonight if you make sure you’re higher than 4 before you nod off. Do you keep some hypo-busting things by the bed and within reach? I have jelly babies to hand so I can reach out and grab them if they’re needed. If I’m worried I also set an alarm so I can check my blood glucose during the night.</p><p>The trouble with the honeymoon period is that you probably still have some intermittently functioning beta cells that fire up and cause havoc. Maybe your hcp would provide you with a libre but you’ll need some other kit to go with it to get warnings. I’ll tag [USER=468055]@Mel dCP[/USER] who’s better informed than I am.</p><p>You don’t say what insulins you’re using or what your ratio is; if your bolus is Novorapid then a half unit pen would give you more flexibility and may help you to avoid similar blood glucose crashes.</p><p>I hope you’re beginning to feel safer now!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fairygodmother, post: 1914299, member: 68789"] Glad you’re back to 4 now! Hypos can be very scary, especially in the early days when you’ve not become attuned to your own symptoms, so well done checking bloods. Did you have any other odd feelings before the nasty ‘I’m going to die’ moment? I think we’ve all had at least one nasty hypo and know how totally disconcerting it can be. You might feel easier sleeping tonight if you make sure you’re higher than 4 before you nod off. Do you keep some hypo-busting things by the bed and within reach? I have jelly babies to hand so I can reach out and grab them if they’re needed. If I’m worried I also set an alarm so I can check my blood glucose during the night. The trouble with the honeymoon period is that you probably still have some intermittently functioning beta cells that fire up and cause havoc. Maybe your hcp would provide you with a libre but you’ll need some other kit to go with it to get warnings. I’ll tag [USER=468055]@Mel dCP[/USER] who’s better informed than I am. You don’t say what insulins you’re using or what your ratio is; if your bolus is Novorapid then a half unit pen would give you more flexibility and may help you to avoid similar blood glucose crashes. I hope you’re beginning to feel safer now! [/QUOTE]
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