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Major Hypo

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AlisonM

AlisonM

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I woke in the early hours today feeling really weird, I couldn't get up and started screaming for help. Little bother appeared just as I started fitting so he tells me. He called 999, did BG test which he says was 1.4 and I threw up on his shoes. Then I got carted off to Raigmore because the cream soda he gave me and the glucogel donated by the ambulance chaps didn't work. I was kept under observation for a couple of hours as my BGs slowly climbed out of the pit and they sent me home at lunch time. I feel like death warmed up and I ache all over, I feel as though I've gone 10 rounds with Mike Tyson and lost. I have a mass of bruises from thrashing around and I've damaged my shoulder again. Bother is edging round me as if I were a bomb that might go off at any moment and all the neighbours are taking turns popping in to see if I'm OK. Sweet of them but I just want to be left alone. I'm knackered and want to sleep but I'm too scared, while this isn't the lowest hypo I've had, I think it's the worst yet.

I've been told to get an urgent appointment with my consultant, but I don't see what he can do except commiserate. It's impossible to predict when my pancreas is going to play up and what will happen when it does. I wish the blasted organ would just give up so I can get some sort of routine going, instead I'm left with a sputtering engine that really buggers things up sometimes.

You'll have to excuse me. I'm in a really filthy mood at the moment. I want to KILL something.

Oh, BGs are currently 6.3.
 
Oh Alison. What a nightmare, and as you say, impossible to predict. I do hope you get some rest and recuperation, and that it doesn't happen again. EVER!!
 
Oh sheet Alison!

Just {{{Hugs}}}

When you are compus mentis again, ring the D clinic and try and speak to DSN, tell them they told you to contact consultant urgently and what you think about that idea, and ask her to check with him and see if he agrees (I'm sure he will) so it can be recorded on your hosp notes. Otherwise - if you just ignore it cos it's a daft idea as we know, non-D medics are clueless about it after all! - if someone else asks you if you did it and you say NO - it could be recorded by a jobsworth as non-compliance or something - and none of us want that label.
 
Nasty :( Really sorry to hear this Alison :( Thank heavens it woke you up and you had your brother there to help! I hope that you can keep your levels raised and manage to get some rest {{{HUGS}}} Bear in mind that your liver may be a bit more covetous of any blood sugar it can lay its lobes on over the next 24 hours or so, whilst it rebuilds its stocks, so keep snacking and run on the high side.
 
Thanks all. I have left a message for the DSN explaining what's happened and asking for advice. I'm under my duvet with a flask of tea, some jelly babies (just in case), a few carrot sticks with humous and some blueberries for snacking. Don't really want to eat as I'm feeling more than a little queasy right now, but I know I need something on board or I'll go hypo again. One of the neighbours has left me some soup as well and will pop in later as bother has had to go to work. I'm being looked after, which I hate (sigh, ungrateful cow I am).
 
I hope you feel much better soon and get some advice from your DSN.
 
Alison that's absolutely awful. I so feel for you. I hope this never happens again. Big hugs
 
sounds horrible. DO get the urgent appointment with the consultant just to be on the safe side
 
Hope you feel better soon Alison. X
 
Hope you feel better really soon, and little brother was there to get things sorted out for you.
 
Hope you are feeling better, really bad hypos at night are horrible. And normally take a day or two to feel better. Glucogel always makes me throw up too.....and then a random piece of toast is forced upon you.....yum.
 
I hope you are recovering from such a frightening hypo Alison, thank goodness you were able to shout for help. Can you set your alarm during the night and test to hopefully reassure yourself so you feel safe to get some sleep.
 
Not a nice experience Alison, I imagine it's knocked the stuffing right out of you, glad you had someone there to help. Do you take basal at night? I only ask because I found nocturnal hypos reduced significantly when I switched it to a daytime injection. Might be worth considering if that's an option. Take care and I hope you get some uninterrupted rest X
 
Life ! When you say you were thrashing around its amazing how much strength you get. Watch out everyone because you are in survival mode :D. Really pleased you can tell us the storey but hope you can get better & not do any of the locals in :D😱. (Tyson look out)
 
So sorry to hear this Alison. Get well soon and hope you feel back to yourself again soon.
 
What a horrible experience for you - hope you get a good rest today and start to feel better. Have you got a glucagon injection kit at home that your brother could use if this ever happened again? I'm surprised the ambulance crew didn't use glucagon instead of trying to force glucogel down you. X
 
Thanks all. I do feel a bit wiped out still, and I'm not going to craft club tonight as I'm still a bit wobbly. But I've been running the numbers a bit higher all day and that may have something to do with it. Had a conference call at lunchtime with both consultant and DSN who say I've done the right things and not to change my insulin regime as these outbreaks cannot be predicted. Overall, they're happy with my numbers which are far more stable since I went on MDI.
 
Redkite said:
.../ I'm surprised the ambulance crew didn't use glucagon instead of trying to force glucogel down you. X
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They might have, I was in orbit so I don't know and bother was in a panic so he doesn't know. He only knows it was gluco-something but not what they did with it, he couldn't see round them.
 
Oh no! Sorry to hear you had such a frightening hypo Alison. Glad you're feeling a little better now. Probably best you're not going out tonight - gives you chance to rest! Hope you recover fully soon X
 
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