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Hi,
I am new to this site and have therefore never posted anything.
I am 27 years of age and have been a Type 1 Diabetic for 20 years. I have never been the perfect Diabetic and have struggled to control my sugar levels over the years. It just seems that whatever I do, they seem to go up for no apparent reason. In recent years this has settled somewhat however now I am struggling with very severe hypo's. I sing in a band and am on the road for long periods of time. The kit we use is heavy so there is a lot of physical work to do both before, during and after each show. I test regularly and stock up on carbs before every gig. I am fine until about an hour after each show when suddenly my sugars drop so quickly that I can barely lift a sugary drink to my mouth. I always eat straight after a gig, but yet they still drop. This is becoming a real pain in the neck as my band mates are never sure whether I have fallen asleep or whether I am hypo.
Any suggestions??

Yours in Insulin

Georgie
 
Maybe it's the adrenalin? If I get an adrenalin rush I go hypo. Possibly you need a bit less insulin for the meal you have before a gig, or take a bottle of coke with you on stage? Do you drink alcohol? That can give you delayed hypos. Maybe it'd help to keep a slightly obsessive diary for a while, record all you blood tests, amount if carbs and insulin. That way you can easily see the patterns, like whether your insulin to carbs ratio needs to change on gig days. Also you should get your doctor to prescribe glucagen hypo kits, so your mates can inject you if you pass out with a hypo. Hope it gets better for you
 
Georgie,

Some excellent advice by badmedism, but may I suggest that you make enquiries and enroll on a carb counting course such as DAFNE. It would appear your insulin/carb ratio's are all wrong and you need to address this after 20 years. The course coordinators on DAFNE will discuss with you your control and advise what to do when you are more physical whilst performing, simple changes in insulin adjustments can overcome most problems of frequent hypo/hyper episodes.

Ring your dsn and ask about a carb counting course in your area, but take note the courses are run over 5 days. Good luck!

Nigel
 
Hi,

Firstly thank you for your replies. Both very helpful and some excellent suggestions which I have yet to try.

I have never had an excelletn relationship with my DSN's and Consultants as have moved around the country quite a lot in previous years. Am now settled so would really like to start building a good relationship with them.

Wish me luck,

Thanks again
 
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