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<blockquote data-quote="Daibell" data-source="post: 2064925" data-attributes="member: 21149"><p>Hi and welcome. You've already had a lot of good advice. If you haven't yet been taught to carb-count with the Bolus insulin you should be shortly (or ask the nurse). Carb-counting to match the insulin dose to the carbs makes a big difference to hypo risk. With regard to nigh-time hypos, the liver is quite good at doing an emergency dump of glucose (glycogen actually) when it detects low blood sugar but be aware that if you have been drinking alcohol it can't do that so be careful until you gain experience. In 5 years I've only been down to the 2.5 area, that I'm aware of, twice. With carb-counting, experience and regular testing, most T1s shouldn't experience many serious hypos.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Daibell, post: 2064925, member: 21149"] Hi and welcome. You've already had a lot of good advice. If you haven't yet been taught to carb-count with the Bolus insulin you should be shortly (or ask the nurse). Carb-counting to match the insulin dose to the carbs makes a big difference to hypo risk. With regard to nigh-time hypos, the liver is quite good at doing an emergency dump of glucose (glycogen actually) when it detects low blood sugar but be aware that if you have been drinking alcohol it can't do that so be careful until you gain experience. In 5 years I've only been down to the 2.5 area, that I'm aware of, twice. With carb-counting, experience and regular testing, most T1s shouldn't experience many serious hypos. [/QUOTE]
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