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Bit of advice please

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My dad has been type 1 for 35 years. I have known him to have many hypos over the years but I am worried he is having too many as a result of not looking after himself properly. We lost my mum 7 years ago and I feel she kept him on the straight and narrow. He skips meals, drinks a bit too much at times???
Basically I wanted to know how many hypos should you have? I am aware everything can effect it and he told me stress is one of his triggers but I am worried about him. He does become quite defensive when I show concern and wondered if anyone could help???
 
Normal circumstances you can keep hypo's to a minimum.

It looks like your dad is still grieving and struggling to come to terms with the loss of your mum, perfectly understandable but he needs some help from a dr or bereavement counsellor, once his drinking is under control and his mood lifts the hypo's should reduce.
 
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I know exactly how your Dad feels. When someone else makes you aware of "your not looking after yourself". It sets me off too. There's you doing your best with a pain in the a---- illness & you are getting wrong (sorry I know YOU are doing your best).Big thoughts for your Dad from a fellow T1.😉
 
When I go to clinic, they ask whether you are having more than 1 or two a week - so I guess that is what they consider an ok amount. Some people, cos of the nature of their diabetes have a lot more. I would say I tend to have around 2 ish a week - it depends. What is important is how well your dad can recognise and manage the hypos. If he has good hypo awareness - basically he gets easily recognisable symptoms that he can act upon (take his chosen hypo treatment himself) easily then that is good. What can happen if you have a lot of hypos, is that you start to loose your hypo awareness as your body gets used to being lower and doesn't show the signs in time. This can be more problematic, as we need to be able to act swiftly. In this situation, it is recommended that you run your blood sugars a bit higher for a while, to give your body a chance to re-adjust and get back the hypo symptoms. This doesn't always work though.
 
I was talking to about 30 student nurses who where training to be Paramedics. I was on the way to event in my van. How do you describe a Hypo. " Your head is somewhere else" not with you & you are fighting for your LIFE not with Them. Good luck 😉
 
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