Why do we sweat when hypo

[trophywench]

Amberzak is correct - because those meters hold the 'Insulin on Board' info, you shouldn't then be tempted to over-correct.

I would mention soething that is fairly old-fashioned advice, but I believe it still holds fairly true today for those on MDI not pumping.

That is, the first mealtime after a hypo, assuming there's a gap - don't add ANY correction dose for the high you have from treating the hypo, because some of that is the 'liver dump' not the food, so if you inject what would seem the correct extra insulin now, it will probably hit you too fast whereas the liver-dump part of the high BG, needs a slower delivery. So don't correct next mealtime unless your BG before that meal is silly high, in which case, only have half the correction you would otherwise have then, if the whole of the high BG was caused say by eating a whole packet of Jaffa cakes and there wasn't a hypo!

Then before the meal after that one - if you are still high, then correct in the normal manner for you.

That way, you prevent a repeated hypo. If you get into the hypo/high see-saw scenario - it's murder to escape from.

 

[Bloden]

Thanks Trophywench. Six years down the line and I still have loads to learn!🙂

 

[KookyCat]

I don't get hungry when I'm hypo, is that weird? It makes me feel sick so I can usually just about manage to jelly baby. Correction doses have never gone well for me, so I always wait till I've had my next meal, usually it's back to normal then.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Amberzak is correct - because those meters hold the 'Insulin on Board' info, you shouldn't then be tempted to over-correct.

Worth pointing out for any other users that the Expert only counts the 'correction' part of any doses calculated with the bolus wizard.

You can add correction doses manually too, and it will count those and reduce them in line with the Duration of Insulin Action that you have set (can't quite remember what the Expert call that - Insulin time, I think).

The Expert also uses a 'meal rise' setting to help prevent over correcting when BGs rise within limits you set after food.

Lofted my Expert, but the Active Insulin reading 0.5u 20 minutes after a full meal bolus really confused me for a while - until I phoned and was told that any insulin down as dealing with carbs is ignored in the calculation 🙂

 

[Laura davies]

Hey kookycat cashew nut butter where do u buy this, I have never heard of it lol. Sounds fab!

 

[Laura davies]

Thank you Trophywench your another very knowledgeable person whom i admire ☺

 

[Laura davies]

Hi Alan out of interest where do you inject? Im not keen on my legs it seems to hurt. I have more flab on my belly if i am honest for the past 19 years I've used my tummy and occasional legs

 

[Northerner]

Hi Alan out of interest where do you inject? Im not keen on my legs it seems to hurt. I have more flab on my belly if i am honest for the past 19 years I've used my tummy and occasional legs

Usually in my behind 🙂 Belly if out and about 🙂

 

[KookyCat]

Hey kookycat cashew nut butter where do u buy this, I have never heard of it lol. Sounds fab!

Holland and Barrett sell it, they used to have it in sainsburys too but haven't been in there for a while (it was in their free from section, because it's whole nut with no added sugar or salt). The company who make it are called meridian. It's luscious, a little bit more carby than peanut butter but not much.

 

[Laura davies]

Hi Alan I've just managed this past 20 mins to get on line i am currently in a tent eating peanut butter on burgen bread im a bit low 3.2 i think due to heat and a evening walk! Now don't laugh but I've never injected in my buttock im going to try it! Any tips? Lol ☺

 

[Laura davies]

hey kookycat thank u. Im going to get some on Monday