My second pressing, pressing low alarm went off as I used to be exiting the constructing and only for a split-split second every little thing went black. I had a second the place I believed, “Is that this going to finish with me trying up at paramedics”? This was the scary half however I stayed calm although I used to be drenched in sweat. I used to be additionally reassured as a result of I additionally knew I used to be going to get a telephone name from my husband as he has my CGM’s Comply with App on his telephone with the pressing low alarm switched to ‘on’. We agreed to do that from a earlier expertise the place I unintentionally ignored a low alarm. Positive sufficient, my telephone rang simply as I bought exterior and was looking for a spot to relaxation and get better. I talked him by way of what was occurring, fortunately I used to be coherent, and guaranteed him I wasn’t going to drive till I used to be within the protected vary once more. My plan was to have two extra glucose tabs, get to the automotive and wait with a can of 7-up free but in addition a tube of Pringles for the tabs to have an effect. I used to be going to strive to not eat the entire container of Pringles however I additionally wasn’t making any guarantees to myself cos I used to be mad 😡 had the shakes, and mad.
About 30 very loooong minutes later I used to be on my approach residence with ½ a can of Pringles 🤨, aggravated with diabetes, aggravated that I didn’t keep in mind upfront of my errand to take the required actions to keep away from this very scenario, however protected.
I haven’t had a scary low expertise like this in a really very long time. It’s left such a giant imprint that I nonetheless keep in mind it nearly one yr later.
Diabetes Australia not too long ago ran their annual Lowdown marketing campaign specializing in the associated fee and influence of hypoglycemia in folks with diabetes. Please do test it out, its such an important marketing campaign and actually relatable. I’ve additionally simply completed watching their Lowdown Group Discussion board Occasion on the subject the place the takeaways for me had been:
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Hypos are part of residing with diabetes!
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More often than not, we will take care of them fully on our personal however on the uncommon event the place we’d like assist, the assistance must know what to do.
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We really feel responsible when we’ve hypos for numerous causes one in every of which is as a result of we’ve been advised for years that it’s our fault once they occur.
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We don’t speak about them very a lot as a result of we really feel we may be judged or considered as much less competent than an individual with out diabetes.
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The unhealthy ones are actually scary.
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Hypos steal many, many, many minutes from our lives and of our time with family members as a result of we’ve to cease what we’re doing to care for them.
Please so watch Diabetes Australia’s Lowdown Group Discussion board; the primary half is with Prof Simon Heller, a legend in Hypo analysis, and the second half is a panel of individuals with diabetes.