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What do you do about hypoglycemia unawareness?
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<blockquote data-quote="Flowerpot" data-source="post: 822487" data-attributes="member: 47217"><p>I've lived without hypo awareness for many years now. I lost any early warning signs that my blood glucose was too low and had too many occasions where I went unconscious. It affects everything, it's not just missing low blood sugar I couldn't tell when I was perfectly alright, I feel the same at 2.0 mmol as I do at 12.0mmol and that not knowing is a massive worry. It created a permanent doubt in my mind that I was ever at a safe level and I didn't want to go far from home or out for any length of time.</p><p></p><p>I've used CGM for 4 years now with my pump and in the main it has kept me safe although it scares me how reliant I am on it. I was referred to be considered for a pancreas or islet cell transplant but decided not to go down that route at the moment. Losing awareness is exceedingly frightening, thank goodness for CGM technology because it has saved me from many hypos and restored some confidence for me to know I'm at a safe level.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Flowerpot, post: 822487, member: 47217"] I've lived without hypo awareness for many years now. I lost any early warning signs that my blood glucose was too low and had too many occasions where I went unconscious. It affects everything, it's not just missing low blood sugar I couldn't tell when I was perfectly alright, I feel the same at 2.0 mmol as I do at 12.0mmol and that not knowing is a massive worry. It created a permanent doubt in my mind that I was ever at a safe level and I didn't want to go far from home or out for any length of time. I've used CGM for 4 years now with my pump and in the main it has kept me safe although it scares me how reliant I am on it. I was referred to be considered for a pancreas or islet cell transplant but decided not to go down that route at the moment. Losing awareness is exceedingly frightening, thank goodness for CGM technology because it has saved me from many hypos and restored some confidence for me to know I'm at a safe level. [/QUOTE]
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