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<blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 2390351" data-attributes="member: 372717"><p>I've had one in a similar situation to your son. I misjudged my carbs, had a glucose tablet which wasn't enough and keeled over in the car park (I was out with a group of friends). The hospital said I had had a hypo induced seizure and banned me from driving while they thought about it. In the end my endocrinologist told me to keep my levels between 6 and 12 for a while so as to improve my hypo awareness and let me drive, on the grounds that I did still have awareness and the fit was caused by a hypo.</p><p></p><p>I now self fund a dexcom so that I have an alarm that warns me whenever I go to 4.4 (you can set the level for other amounts). I believe the libre 2 also has alarms now and they are having a free trial at the moment? So is the dexcom? The libre 2 is cheaper and has the advantage that he might be able to persuade the NHS to pay for it. Worth a thought. </p><p></p><p>Good luck to your son. As far as I am concerned, hypos are the bane of a T1's life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EllieM, post: 2390351, member: 372717"] I've had one in a similar situation to your son. I misjudged my carbs, had a glucose tablet which wasn't enough and keeled over in the car park (I was out with a group of friends). The hospital said I had had a hypo induced seizure and banned me from driving while they thought about it. In the end my endocrinologist told me to keep my levels between 6 and 12 for a while so as to improve my hypo awareness and let me drive, on the grounds that I did still have awareness and the fit was caused by a hypo. I now self fund a dexcom so that I have an alarm that warns me whenever I go to 4.4 (you can set the level for other amounts). I believe the libre 2 also has alarms now and they are having a free trial at the moment? So is the dexcom? The libre 2 is cheaper and has the advantage that he might be able to persuade the NHS to pay for it. Worth a thought. Good luck to your son. As far as I am concerned, hypos are the bane of a T1's life. [/QUOTE]
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