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Hypo before bed - feeling anxious.

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Bellabellabella

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I'm a recently diagnosed Type 1. My glucose was 10.2 before dinner, which included potatoes and then some strawberries for pudding. But then a couple of hours later I had a 2.8. I had jelly babies and then some toast with a bit of jam and was back up to 9.5 around half an hour later, but then I wanted to go to bed and was supposed to inject my long acting Levemir which just felt like the wrong thing to do given that I'd recently had an unexplained hypo. I'm meant to be reducing my insulin tomorrow anyway - should I take my Levemir before I go to sleep? I'm scared that if I do I might have another hypo in my sleep. Any advice?
 
Hi and welcome.
Not sure if you are still awake but yes you should inject your Levemir. Is this a split dose of Levemir (ie do you inject it morning and night) and how much is your evening dose? If you are concerned you could dial the dose back a unit or two and set an alarm for say 4 or 5am (since it is 2.30am now) to check your levels but hopefully you will know by now whether your levels are stable and if so, feel more confident about going to sleep.
 
Thank you for your helpful reply - all of this is new and sometimes scary, so to have advice and reassurance is a real comfort. Yes, it's a split dose. Have just taken my 7 units of Levemir as my blood glucose readings in the last few hours have been stable (and a little on the high side - I think perhaps I overdid my sugar intake in response to the hypo).
 
It’s perfectly normal to feel anxious about hypos during the night. It’s a sensible concern. I hope you had an ok night @Bellabellabella When you say you’re due to lower your insulin, is that your basal (Levemir) or your fast/meal insulin, or both? Working out what might have caused your hypo is always a good idea. Are you counting carbs and adjusting your meal time insulin? If you can give us a little more info, you’ll get suggestions and comments more tailored to you as an individual.

Welcome to the forum by the way 🙂 When were you diagnosed?
 
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