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another day in A & E

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CarolK

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Just got back from yet another trip to A&E. My 22 year old son had a severe hypo resulting in seizure. Left my hubby with him, they said he can go home if he can eat and drink something, but unfortunately after a heavy night last night and a bit of throwing up involved,he cant face anything. I really though he was a bit more sensible that to down the shots,(apparantly thats what he did). I only found this out as I ha to go for a walk outside and met up with his friend who he was out with last night on a bed waiting to be admitted!! (His friend is also type 1). I honestly though Id got over this hurdle(been here before).
 
Carol sorry to hear about your trip to A&E very scary, I guess at that age they think there invicible and dont worry about the consequences,As parents we can only tell them so may times how to act in situations etc its down to them weather they listen or not,I hope he recovers soon and maybe gives the drink a rest for abit x

Best wishes
 
Very sorry to hear that Carol, I hope that it makes him (and his friend) think twice and be much more careful in the future. I was lucky enough to get all my hard drinking days out of the way long before diagnosis.
 
CarolK said:
Just got back from yet another trip to A&E. My 22 year old son had a severe hypo resulting in seizure. Left my hubby with him, they said he can go home if he can eat and drink something, but unfortunately after a heavy night last night and a bit of throwing up involved,he cant face anything. I really though he was a bit more sensible that to down the shots,(apparantly thats what he did). I only found this out as I ha to go for a walk outside and met up with his friend who he was out with last night on a bed waiting to be admitted!! (His friend is also type 1). I honestly though Id got over this hurdle(been here before).
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Aaawww you poor thing, Kids eh. Did you find out how much he did drink, as far as I know I think shots are high in alcohol, so it seems to have knocked him for six.
Maybe this will be a wake up call for him and he will take it a bit more sensibly next time. If he keeps doing it, then maybe a bit of tough love from mum and dad is needed ( it's hard I know, as it's your own flesh and blood). I hope the weekend is a bit more quieter and happier for you. Sheena
 
Thanks Steff, its so frustrating cos you think they are listening to you , and then go and do the opposite. Youre right though , you can only tell them so many times, its up to them in the end.
 
I think he must have had a lot, he says he cant remember getting in. Thing is, we went through a phase of this a few years back and he made several trips to hospital then, Since then, I really though he was being a lot more sensible. How wrong I was! The other scary thing is he drove back from his friends this afternoon , just before it happened. I dread to think what could have been. I feel as though the last nine years have been me constantly giving him chapter and verse on what he should be doing, it does get very draining! Still, hopefull he will arrive back later tonight, and be ok.
 
Sorry you're having to still worry about him Carol.

Sadly the first couple of drinks seem to remove any hint of responsibility until you've been there enough times.

Maybe remind him of the wide circle of people who it affects every time and he might catch on. I have a little voice in my head that stops me from going too far unless I'm with my loved ones and they're egging me on (which has happened 🙄). 🙂

Rob
 
thanks for that, I know, we all been there havent we? I will try , believe me, his little sister is still traumatised. She was with him at the time.
 
I'm sorry that you are going through all this.

Does your son realises the effects alcohol have on his blood sugar levels ? I know when I was first diagnosed I was told that the reason people crave curry and rice or chips after drinking is that they are having a mild hypo.

When you drink your liver gets caught up dealing with the alcohol and stops trickling sugar into the blood (in non-technical terms). If he wasn't diabetic his body would reduce the insulin it was producing - but of course its injected so he can't. That can cause drinking to have a more drastic effect on him.

I hope you can find a way to get through to him.
 
thanks everyone, my husband just rang and said they are on their way home. Only thing is I dont think Ill sleep tonight for fear of another one.
 
Hope you have a relatively peaceful night and that your son is ok! I have admit that I have been in that stage too, yep invincible is how I felt and perhaps a hint of rebellion!

but most of my behaviour was a direct need to feel 'normal' and fit in with my non diabetic friends....

Of course, I am now a little older and can see the perspective of the parent, you must be fraught with worry, I know my mum is everytime I go out drinking and I now can see the reason why!

Hope you manage to get him to see some sense, certainly when it comes to the risk of driving. The DVLA should by law be informed of any severe, disabling hypos which requires medical assistance. I would urge this notification to be done and raise his awareness of the dangers he could have presented while on the road and if the hypo happened then...does he carry diabetic awareness and also hypo treatment?
 
hi suze, yes I think thats him, just wanting to be NORMAL! He always wears his ID tag and bottles of lucozade in his car, so I dont think hes completely off the rails, but I suppose you get fed up to the back teeth of having to be careful of everything you eat, drink and do. Im going to be paranoid for the next 24 hrs at least.
 
What Suze said about the DVLA is a good point. If he has a second hypo in 12 months that requires medical attention, he'll have his licence taken away, at least until they're satisfied he's better controlled.

If he needs to drive he can't afford to do it again.

Rob
 
If he had more than 1 hypo requireing help in the last 12 months then he has lost his driving licence.
The rules have now changed. He is a very silly boy.
I'm so sorry you are being put through all of this Carol ((((((((hugs))))))
 
It hard to know what to say to them..

But how about try point out two aspects that will affect his driving licence, could mean that he could lose it for good..

1st, The DVA rules are just about to change, if you suffer server hypo's and/or hypo awareness you won't get your driving licence revolked until you can prove that control/ awareness is returned, you lose it for good!

2nd, (and this is for any driver who like their tipple)

It takes on adverage at least an hour for the liver to process 1 unit of alcohol, so if you've been on a night out, making the assumption it's now after dinner time so you safe to drive isn't always so..

My daughter boyfriend lost his licence even though he had taken care not to drink and drive so he thought, had gone out Friday night on a binder, didn't drive his car until the Saturday night, didn't drink at all on the Saturday night (as he had the car) but got stopped 3am Sunday morning and he was still over the drink/drive limit... Lost his licence for 18 months!
 
Ellie Jones said:
It hard to know what to say to them..


1st, The DVA rules are just about to change, if you suffer server hypo's and/or hypo awareness you won't get your driving licence revolked until you can prove that control/ awareness is returned, you lose it for good!

2nd, (and this is for any driver who like their tipple)

It takes on adverage at least an hour for the liver to process 1 unit of alcohol, so if you've been on a night out, making the assumption it's now after dinner time so you safe to drive isn't always so..

My daughter boyfriend lost his licence even though he had taken care not to drink and drive so he thought, had gone out Friday night on a binder, didn't drive his car until the Saturday night, didn't drink at all on the Saturday night (as he had the car) but got stopped 3am Sunday morning and he was still over the drink/drive limit... Lost his licence for 18 months!
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Here's a bit about it here......... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...nce-EU-diabetes-diktat.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

So night hypos are included, bewarned
 
Thanks everyone for taking the time to respond. He got home late last night and sat up for a while, I made sure he tested before bed obviously, but afraid to say that I did wake up about 4 oclock and went in and tested him. I know its his responsibility but I think I have a terrible fear of bad hypos. He is fine today, but I am taking a bit of time to think about how to handle this. I dont want to nag, and it seems that I always appear to be. We will talk , just giving the dust chance to settle. His dad and I are seriously thinking of trying to get him to have a CGM, he hasnt been keen in the past, but maybe after this incident we can make headway with it? fingers crossed.
 
just another quick question, do the hospital inform the DVLA or is it down to the individual to inform them of any assisted hypos?
 
Don't know Carol.

If he's reliant on driving, then he might be best to take some advice and hope for the best, but legally he's supposed to inform them himself I believe.

Sadly, being diabetic isn't the same as being normal and it can take a fair while to accept that. I hope he doesn't allow it to ruin his life.

Rob
 
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