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Hypo help please

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Rosiecarmel said:
Carbs and Cals is my lifeline haha. I got the book for free from my DSN which I use when at home but the app was so worth the £3.99 or however much it was. Portion sizes vary so much so being able to see different portions on the app is worth the money alone for me.
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Yeah the dietician I saw first had a carbs and cals book in her bag so she let me have a look at it then told me I could have it 🙂, unfortunately the phone I have at the moment you can't get the app but my OH has just bought us new phones so when it arrives I will be getting a few apps 🙂 x
 
I wish I would start having normal hypos again I have not sweated in months now due to hypo unawareness but my diabetes nurse has set me ranges to try and get the awareness back so I wouod not know if am hypo unless I test and am getting loads of hypos even after adjusting my medication
 
sunny sanghera said:
I wish I would start having normal hypos again I have not sweated in months now due to hypo unawareness but my diabetes nurse has set me ranges to try and get the awareness back so I wouod not know if am hypo unless I test and am getting loads of hypos even after adjusting my medication
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That must be incredibly tough for you, and I will admit also something that worries me for the future :(
I really hope you get some help/resolution.
 
Lucy Honeychurch said:
That must be incredibly tough for you, and I will admit also something that worries me for the future :(
I really hope you get some help/resolution.
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Yep it sure is going to sleep every night is scary I must admit as am having to check my levels about 9 times a day as am getting hypos in day time and nighttime and already been hospital twice with severe hypos gonna see my consultant soon to but first there trying to adjust my medication which at moment is not working it's hit and miss
 
sunny sanghera said:
Yep fingers crossed the day I start sweating again will be the best feeling ever I can run with levels of 1.7 which is scary to think
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It might be worth temporarily running your levels a little higher than normal to try gain some hypo awareness back? I know many of our members have done that in the past. Have you spoken to your diabetic nurse about it?
 
Rosiecarmel said:
It might be worth temporarily running your levels a little higher than normal to try gain some hypo awareness back? I know many of our members have done that in the past. Have you spoken to your diabetic nurse about it?
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Yep am trying to do that but its difficult to get it in the ranges they have set me am seeing my diabetic nurse every 2 weeks at moment and there concerned with the amount of hypos they almost fainted when I said how many hypos I have had
 
sunny sanghera said:
Yep am trying to do that but its difficult to get it in the ranges they have set me am seeing my diabetic nurse every 2 weeks at moment and there concerned with the amount of hypos they almost fainted when I said how many hypos I have had
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I repeat hypoglycemia or a glycaemic emergency as we like to call them need to be avoided as much as possible.
 
I have only had 4 hypos and treated them the same way you did. My DSN said it is very normal to go high after and not to worry about it. Although that is easy for me to say because I am nearly always above 13.0 all day anyway...I just keep waiting for the day I am regularly in single figures!
 
Sals75 said:
I have only had 4 hypos and treated them the same way you did. My DSN said it is very normal to go high after and not to worry about it. Although that is easy for me to say because I am nearly always above 13.0 all day anyway...I just keep waiting for the day I am regularly in single figures!
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Do you adjust your insulin ratio for your carbohydrates?
 
Rosiecarmel said:
Do you adjust your insulin ratio for your carbohydrates?
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Not really as my DSN has said to mostly stick to regular amounts until I have been on the BERTIE course in a May. If I know I am having a meal with more than my normal amount of carbs then I do add a couple of units. I have been referred to dietician too so waiting for an appointment.
I know nothing about correction doses or sick days etc....
 
my appointment on Tuesday can't come quick enough, I've just suffered another hypo and still unsure whether I should follow up with a longer acting carb :( I did have 2 squares 90% chocolate after treatment to see if that slows anything down, this one felt much worse though tight chest etc, I'm getting worried at dinner times now :( x
 
grovesy said:
Sorry to hear you have had another one.
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It's weird I didn't feel so bad the last one and had an awful headache after, this one felt worse but don't have a headache yet x
 
Right today by tea I had gone up to 11.3, 18g carbs, my meter suggested a 4 unit dose 2 for food 2 as correction, after the day I've had I felt in no way comfortable to take 4 so I toke 3 this way if I'm still high at bed I will correct then, does this sound ok guys, also do you think rather than waiting 10 mins between my bolus and eating I should just eat as soon as I've bolused, any suggestions would be really appreciated and tbh I really am looking for advice to get me through until at least Tuesday, please help me out x
 
I think you're right to go easy on the correction dose - you don't want to end up yo-yoing between highs and lows. If your hypos have been an hour or two after your meal, then yes, I'd try not bolusing til you are about to eat. (If they've been towards the end of the duration of the bolus, timing probably won't make any difference, and it's maybe the size of the bolus that's the problem.)
I think the main thing to do between now and Tuesday is to go easy on corrections, and not beat yourself up if you've run a little higher than you'd like.
 
Robin said:
I think you're right to go easy on the correction dose - you don't want to end up yo-yoing between highs and lows. If your hypos have been an hour or two after your meal, then yes, I'd try not bolusing til you are about to eat. (If they've been towards the end of the duration of the bolus, timing probably won't make any difference, and it's maybe the size of the bolus that's the problem.)
I think the main thing to do between now and Tuesday is to go easy on corrections, and not beat yourself up if you've run a little higher than you'd like.
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It's been 2 hours after after my meal on both occasions, I generally inject and wait 10 minutes, I've never had a problem with it before this is really starting to make me nervous at lunch times now though :( x
 
Everything am trying is not working I have lowered my lantus to 10 and still getting lots of hypos mostly though in daytime especially if I move around they drop more quick it's starting to get to me but then the levels can be okay again it's unpredictable
 
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