phdiabetic
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
So yesterday during the day I struggled with highs and spikes when I ate, which I eventually decided was a pump problem. I had managed to keep my numbers relatively safe all day using exercise, and once I changed my site I started to come down. However, what I didn't realise is that I must have had some problem with absorption at the previous site - the insulin I gave was in my body, but just hadn't started working yet. So around 7pm my blood sugars started to come down. I didn't know it then, but this was the start of my earlier boluses finally being absorbed.
For the next few hours, my blood sugar would NOT go up. It remained in the 5's/low 6's despite continually drinking juice boxes. I think I must have had about 200g carbs total hypo treatment. I drunk so much juice that about halfway through my marathon drinking session I started vomiting up the juice I just had since my stomach couldn't cope with so much fluid. It was so gross, I even vomited through my nose. As soon as I finished I had to start drinking juice again. I was so scared that I would get lower and wouldn't be able to keep anything down. My legs shook violently the whole time, it was very scary. I kept asking my mum if it meant I was going to have a seizure and if I was ok, she told me it was just anxiety. But worrying about my legs made the anxiety worse which made them shake worse and so on.
Finally I got high, so I bolused conservatively and slept a bit. After a while my blood sugars came back down and were surprisingly excellent (5's-6's) in the early hours of the morning, meaning that at least I could get some decent rest.
For the next few hours, my blood sugar would NOT go up. It remained in the 5's/low 6's despite continually drinking juice boxes. I think I must have had about 200g carbs total hypo treatment. I drunk so much juice that about halfway through my marathon drinking session I started vomiting up the juice I just had since my stomach couldn't cope with so much fluid. It was so gross, I even vomited through my nose. As soon as I finished I had to start drinking juice again. I was so scared that I would get lower and wouldn't be able to keep anything down. My legs shook violently the whole time, it was very scary. I kept asking my mum if it meant I was going to have a seizure and if I was ok, she told me it was just anxiety. But worrying about my legs made the anxiety worse which made them shake worse and so on.
Finally I got high, so I bolused conservatively and slept a bit. After a while my blood sugars came back down and were surprisingly excellent (5's-6's) in the early hours of the morning, meaning that at least I could get some decent rest.