Experiences like the recent one our dear
@Robinredbreast is recovering from put the fear of god(s) into most people, it’s not surprising many T1s go out of their way to avoid even a mild hypo. The only one I’ve ever had that needed paramedics was this January, when in a rush I got the dry and cooked weights on a packet of pasta mixed up, and injected for the dry weight - basically 50% more than I needed. Didn’t need any intervention other than gel, but it was scary. That was pretty much what made me decide to go low carb... I like the “small numbers” thing. Less carbs means smaller doses, means less chance of hypo. I am (probably unhealthily) obsessive about tracking how much IOB I have in two separate apps on my phone, so I’ve got a rough idea of the lowest it’s likely to fall at any given time. But as bodies don’t always obey the maths, it doesn’t always work. Hasn’t stopped me from aiming for non-diabetic levels though.
<keto evangelist alert> One thing I have found with keto though (forgive me if it sounds like I’m banging on about it) is that hypos feel very different. They come on very slowly on the whole and I don’t get the panic and overwhelming need to eat everything in sight, although I do get the other symptoms like cold sweats, tingly lips etc. I think because my brain is now ketone fuelled rather than glucose fuelled, it’s still rational enough to know that I need a spot of glucose to bring my body up to normal levels, but it’s all very calm. Just an “Oh, I’m a bit low. Best sort that out” kind of thing. Very matter of fact. </keto evangelist alert>
