Shower Hypo

[AlisonM]

Got all hot and bothered when I was in town earlier, the humidity up here is fierce just now, and took a shower when I got back. Five minutes later, as I got out to dry off, I almost passed out and ended up on the bathroom floor with no way of testing cos I didn't have my kit with me. When I eventually got back to my bedroom, I was 2.1 😱 and had to resort to toast and jam to get my BGs up again. I really didn't expect it as I was pretty high this morning and haven't been having that many bounces lately. I gave myself quite a scare. I'm OK now, but must remember to take my kit and jelly babies with me from now on.

 

[jalapino]

Crikey!! 😱

That was a close call?

So sorry for you must have been awful x

 

[Northerner]

Glad you managed to make it to the bedroom Alison, the completely unexpected ones are the worst and always seem to hit you when you are least prepared. Must admit, I don't take my test kit with me to the bathroom, perhaps I should!

Hope you are stable for the rest of the night 🙂

 

[HOBIE]

Sometimes you cant tell when its going to Bite ! Diabetics arnt suppose to go in saunas. Hope u ok ! 😉

 

[pav]

Glad your ok, the shower is the last place I would expect a hypo and don't take my kit in with me let alone any treats. 😱

 

[Jill]

I didn't know diabetics weren't supposed to go in saunas. There's one at my gym and I've often thought 'when I have more time' but now I've been warned.

 

[Northerner]

I didn't know diabetics weren't supposed to go in saunas. There's one at my gym and I've often thought 'when I have more time' but now I've been warned.

I think that as long as you are well controlled and have somewhere to store your jelly babies you should be OK in a sauna 🙂 Sometimes the high temperatures can cause insulin to be absorbed faster (for those that are on it), so it can lead to rapidly falling levels.

 

[Cleo]

Sorry to hear about your episode Alison - glad to hear that you're better now.

My hypo awareness is a lot worse when I am in water, as i don't feel the warning signs . I don't ever have my testing kit in the bathroom but always make sure I shower before my husband leaves for work. If I'm on my own ill test beforehand.

Hope it doesn't happen again 🙂

 

[Flutterby]

I don't take stuff into the bathroom either - but I had a hypo after a bath yesterday so maybe we should all start having a few jelly babies to hand.

 

[Aoife]

I've had more than one hypo in the bath! Not had one in the shower yet but I'm in and out in a few minutes as opposed to lounging in the bath (with wine!) for up to an hour.

The first time it happened I completely missed the signs as I assumed I was hot, sweaty and lightheaded from the bath until I tried to get out..... iirc that one was a sub 2 mmols delight by the time I had crawled out. Luckily living in a flat means I don't have far to go for goodies!

I do actually keep some glucotabs in the cupboard under the sink in the bathroom now!

 

[AJLang]

Sorry to hear about this, it sounds horrible. I keep jelly babies in the bathroom, at the end of the bath, because it's where I go to test if I don't feel well during the night/early hours of the morning - I would much rather do this than wake Mark up with my testing