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Hi everyone

I've had type 1 for 14 years. I'm a teaching assistant in primary schools, working mainly with special needs. I have 2 children 17 and 19.

Had a bit of a shock last week when my diabetic nurse at the surgery, who had recently been on a training course, said the latest advice was to run levels a bit higher rather than risk hypos as they caused brain damage - even mild ones. I have mild hypos several times a week but with a swig of lucozade can carry on so thought this ok. Any one else had this advice?
 
Hi sweepers, welcome to the forum 🙂 There's conflicting information about this it would seem, as others here have been told this is not proven. I would find it hard to believe a mild hypo (say in the mid-3s) would cause any problems since non-diabetics can experience levels like that without apparent problems so why should it be different for us? It's a lot easier said than done to 'run levels a little higher' when it is such a tightrope anyway, and we'd only get told off for having levels that were too high I would imagine!

p.s. I moved your post into its own thread 🙂
 
Hi sweepers. Welcome 🙂

I think you have to live within your own acceptable level of risk. The stress that you'd cause trying to limit your BGs to 4+ while still maintaining the upper level below 9 or 10 would do more damage than the hypos.

It's always a worry when new research finds new concerns, but very often the reporting is exaggerated and nurses and doctors can and do misinterpret findings.🙄

Rob
 
And I find it hard to believe anyway - on the other forum I infest several of our expectant and TTC ladies have cross examined their teams about this (because in pregnancy the parameters they are told to keep within are FAR narrower and lower than the reat of us mortals, and very especially in the first trimester their BGs do tend to be very low with many many hypos. Yet apparently that's not harmful.

So lI gather from that; it isn't harmful to mum or baby to have repeated hypos (I qualify that by saying 'not the dial 999 sort') right at the very time all the formative work is being done in the womb.

I cannot see how they could say something wouldn't cause long-term harm to mum (or baby) and in the same breath say 'but it would if you weren't pregnant' ? which appears to be what your DSN is saying to you?
 
Hi sweepers and a warm welcome to the forum
 
Thank you!

Thanks for the replies. Very reassuring to read. Ordered carb counting book as recommended here to update myself and get back on the carb counting.
Also, has any body tried the carb counting scales and found them to be of use?

Feel better already talking to fellow diabetics.
Sounds like I need to chill and try to stay between 4 - 10 as before and accept I will have mild hypos as par for the course?
 
I am currently 14 weeks pregnant and have been told to keep my bloods between 3.5-6 pre meal and under 7.8 even after meals. This is quite hard and I have been hypos left right and centre - down to 1.8. This is not good of course but nobody has mentioned it causing brain damage (apart from during the hypo when my partner would argue I am brainless!). So it is tru that during pregnancy you are always on the verge of a hypo or actually hypo
 
I think I will have to get to hosp tomorow to see about me BRAIN ! Dont think I Is 2 DAFT 🙄
 
Welcome to the forum Sweepers 🙂 x
 
Welcome Sweepers my you have many happy forum visits 🙂🙂🙂
 
Welcome to the forum Sweepers 🙂
 
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