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Hypo help please

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Kaylz

Kaylz

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Tested - 3 had 3 jelly sweets 3.8 had another tested on other finger 3.7 just had another 1 so waiting, if I am above 4 what do I do then I don't have tea until half 4 do I test again inbetween or what sorry it's my first hypo and feeling rather anxious etc :( x
 
I've just tested at 6.6, now I'm so worried I'm going to go too high before tea :( x
 
I wouldnt wait untill 4:30 for your tea just keep going until your higher i have Lucozade stashed everywhere good luck
 
Kaylz said:
Tested - 3 had 3 jelly sweets 3.8 had another tested on other finger 3.7 just had another 1 so waiting, if I am above 4 what do I do then I don't have tea until half 4 do I test again inbetween or what sorry it's my first hypo and feeling rather anxious etc :( x
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Hi Kaylz. Sorry to hear you are having a hypo. I'm not much help really as I don't have hypos nor do i know anything about hypos I'm sorry to say. But someone will come along soon to advise you @mikeyB. I hope you're alright K, and I hope you're not alone. Take care
 
Hi Kaylz,
I hope that your hypo is sorted now. I would not worry too much about spiking a bit as the key thing when hypo is to get sugar in and numbers up. A high reading later is often the result of this, but is correctable at the next meal if it is serious and if it is only slightly above where you would like it to be then it may well rectify once you have bloused as usual and eaten a meal. These things do sometimes balance themselves out afterwards I find.
I still find hypos scary now, 15 years down the line, but they are a part of life with type one diabetes and you learn to cope with them as best as possible.
You sound to have reacted well and dealt with it ok. Hope you are feeling better by now.
Curlygirl
 
Leave it be until tea time then add a correction to your bolus if required.
 
Kaylz said:
I've just tested at 6.6, now I'm so worried I'm going to go too high before tea :( x
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It's almost unavoidable to have a bit of a peak after a hypo and really nothing to worry about - I'd call anywhere under 8 before your next meal a big win! Sounds like you dealt with it really well 🙂
 
curlygirl said:
Hi Kaylz,
I hope that your hypo is sorted now. I would not worry too much about spiking a bit as the key thing when hypo is to get sugar in and numbers up. A high reading later is often the result of this, but is correctable at the next meal if it is serious and if it is only slightly above where you would like it to be then it may well rectify once you have bloused as usual and eaten a meal. These things do sometimes balance themselves out afterwards I find.
I still find hypos scary now, 15 years down the line, but they are a part of life with type one diabetes and you learn to cope with them as best as possible.
You sound to have reacted well and dealt with it ok. Hope you are feeling better by now.
Curlygirl
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Yeah eventually got a reading of 6.6, heads a bit sore now though and as I never suffered from hangovers when I'd had a drink I'm taking bad to that lol, hope I'm not too bad when I test in half an hour or so, being my first I was rather scared, couldn't even get the sweety packet open myself luckily my mum was at home today though 🙂 Thanks very much 🙂 x
 
Ginny03 said:
It's almost unavoidable to have a bit of a peak after a hypo and really nothing to worry about - I'd call anywhere under 8 before your next meal a big win! Sounds like you dealt with it really well 🙂
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Well half an hour till tea time test we'll see how it is haha, god this headache is awful though :( x
 
Kaylz said:
Well half an hour till tea time test we'll see how it is haha, god this headache is awful though :( x
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Take my advice and stay out of bright light (not hard at this time of year!) - hypos tend to make your pupils dilate and it can take a good hour for them to revert back to normal. I always find dim light helps the headache - hope it goes off soon!
 
Ginny03 said:
Take my advice and stay out of bright light (not hard at this time of year!) - hypos tend to make your pupils dilate and it can take a good hour for them to revert back to normal. I always find dim light helps the headache - hope it goes off soon!
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Nope it's just got worse due to a laughing fit but hey cheered me up a bit, my grandad had hearing aids fitted today so he just came down and said I thought I'd come down and let you see them, I'm hearing noises and things that I haven't heard in ages so my mum said something and he said 'eh' cue laughter they can't be working that well then lol 🙂 x
 
Sorry to hear you had a hypo, the first couple are scarey. hope that horrid hangover has cleared up.
 
I feel like I've done so bad I've just tested before tea and now I'm 12.3 :( did I do the wrong thing treating it the way I did, I thought if after 15 mins you weren't above 4 you had to have a little more was I wrong, now I feel awful and am sitting nearly crying :( I've had to add 2 correction units on to tea and everything :( x
 
Kaylz ! Please try to stop worrying, you didn't do anything wrong, hypo's can be funny little bs to treat and no two respond the same. I can get a bit grrr, weepy and upperty during and after a hypo. You've had a bit of a shock, coz they're not nice are they.
 
If after 15 minutes you aren't above 4, you SHOULD have a little more - this is because any DSN will tell you that getting yourself out of a hypo is a priority over running high later.12.3 can be fixed and isn't anything to worry about as long as you're not spending all day up there!
 
Kaylz said:
Yeah eventually got a reading of 6.6, heads a bit sore now though and as I never suffered from hangovers when I'd had a drink I'm taking bad to that lol, hope I'm not too bad when I test in half an hour or so, being my first I was rather scared, couldn't even get the sweety packet open myself luckily my mum was at home today though 🙂 Thanks very much 🙂 x
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I'm so glad your mum was there with you Kaylz.
@Kaylz. Can i please make a suggestion? This is what I was taught at relaxation classes to help, amongst other symptoms, get rid of headaches:- lie down on your bed; sofa; or floor. Lie on your back, cover yourself with duvet or throw. Hands on your tum, slowly inhale a deep breath. ..hold it for a few secs ...then breathe out slowly. Repeat this several times. (As many times as you wish) til you feel totally relaxed. The breathing exercises should help you to relax & ease your hypo anxiety & your headache. You might actually fall asleep! Before you stand up (slowly now)** make sure you have a thick Cardigan or jumper handy to wear ( **I should have said this earlier- sorry) because you might feel a little cold when your relaxation exercise regime is finished. NB. If for any reason you have been advised against doing any of the above, then please adhere to that advice. I hope you've overcome your hypo by now anyway Kaylz & that you are back to your normal self again, it must have been a horrible experience of for you, take care and do try not to worry (easier said than done I know) xxx
 
Thanks everyone, now I'm a little worried about dinner tomorrow though haha x
 
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