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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
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- Insulin
Hey everyone,
I am a regular visitor to the forum but have never posted anything until now.
Just looking for some advice, after what feels like the most frightening thing that has ever happened to me......
I'm 34, female, type 1 taking 13 units of Lantus (evening) and Novorapid for meals. Last HBA1C was 7.9, which was a great improvement after 9.9 & 8.9.
Hypo warning signs are usually pretty good, or so I thought.
On Saturday night after my usual bath I went to meditate which I do 2-3 times a week. Whilst listening to it, I felt a bit panicky (which is not unusual) so continued with my deep breathing. The last thing I remember is the voice I was listening to seeming really fast then fading.
I then remember the paramedics at the bottom of my bed and screaming out, it felt like my hands were bleeding, and I was asking if I was dying, I was so scared. They told me I'd had a hypo and were asking me if I knew where I was etc. I told them I'd been to Thailand! (Must have been whilst I was unconcious).
Anyway, I went to A&E, had glucose injection & was sent home a few hours later.
I feel so guilty for not recognising my symptoms, it frightened my husband so much as he did not know what was happening to me. He's been really upset and I think he's had as much a shock as I have. My family too are also very upset and scared.
I feel ok now (took today and Tues off work to get myself right). But my sugars are running high because I am scared of taking too much insulin.
Off to see my GP tonight too about getting some hypo stop, so that if it happens again, I can be treated quickly.
Has this happened to anyone else? I read that if you are "out of it" for too long, it can cause brain damage. My confidence has took a real knock I thought I was getting things on an even keel,
Dido
I am a regular visitor to the forum but have never posted anything until now.
Just looking for some advice, after what feels like the most frightening thing that has ever happened to me......
I'm 34, female, type 1 taking 13 units of Lantus (evening) and Novorapid for meals. Last HBA1C was 7.9, which was a great improvement after 9.9 & 8.9.
Hypo warning signs are usually pretty good, or so I thought.
On Saturday night after my usual bath I went to meditate which I do 2-3 times a week. Whilst listening to it, I felt a bit panicky (which is not unusual) so continued with my deep breathing. The last thing I remember is the voice I was listening to seeming really fast then fading.
I then remember the paramedics at the bottom of my bed and screaming out, it felt like my hands were bleeding, and I was asking if I was dying, I was so scared. They told me I'd had a hypo and were asking me if I knew where I was etc. I told them I'd been to Thailand! (Must have been whilst I was unconcious).
Anyway, I went to A&E, had glucose injection & was sent home a few hours later.
I feel so guilty for not recognising my symptoms, it frightened my husband so much as he did not know what was happening to me. He's been really upset and I think he's had as much a shock as I have. My family too are also very upset and scared.
I feel ok now (took today and Tues off work to get myself right). But my sugars are running high because I am scared of taking too much insulin.
Off to see my GP tonight too about getting some hypo stop, so that if it happens again, I can be treated quickly.
Has this happened to anyone else? I read that if you are "out of it" for too long, it can cause brain damage. My confidence has took a real knock I thought I was getting things on an even keel,
Dido