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Hypos

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My son was diagnosed two weeks ago and after a visit with the diabetic nurse last Thurs she increased his insulin by 2 units, since then he has had 2 hypos over the weekend. Any suggestions please? All still very new.
 
It’s always difficult in the early days getting things right, so don’t worry too much. Which insulins is he using?
 
Hes on Abasagler 24 hourly and Humalog before meals
 
Sorry to hear your son is still struggling @Jues

It can take a while to adjust, and doses will never just be 'set and forget' - they will need ongoing tweaking as the months and years go by.

Was there anything that was happening around the hypos that might have contributed (increased activity or exercise, missed meal or smaller meal than expected, consumption of alcohol the day before)?

Lots of things that we do can have an effect on BG levels - even something simple like going round the supermarket can take a surprising amount energy. Unfurtunately everyone responds differently, so there are no hard and fast rules - you just have to watch what your individual diabetes does and work around making it behave itself. Eg I would almost always expect a dog walk to drop my BGs, so I either snack or adjust my insulin to account for it.
 
Are you confident in managing his hypos? Even with good management they are a fact of life and not necessarily a sign that you’re doing things wrong just that diabetes has a mind of its own. We had a lot more variation on glucose numbers in the first few months than we do now and just when you think you have it all sorted they put on a growth spurt and it all changes again.
 
Thebearcametoo said:
Are you confident in managing his hypos? Even with good management they are a fact of life and not necessarily a sign that you’re doing things wrong just that diabetes has a mind of its own. We had a lot more variation on glucose numbers in the first few months than we do now and just when you think you have it all sorted they put on a growth spurt and it all changes again.
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Thankfully @Jues lad is in his 20s, so should be mostly clear of the hormonal upheaval of early teens.
 
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