tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551617471801016658.post6432221636878443991..comments2023-11-23T09:22:40.093+00:00Comments on The Tangerine Diabetic: A Hypo That HurtDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262942118896963283noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551617471801016658.post-34267692882029220572017-09-27T23:04:17.546+01:002017-09-27T23:04:17.546+01:00Thanks for the comment Gráinne. Sadly you’re right...Thanks for the comment Gráinne. Sadly you’re right. I can’t remember ever being asked by a healthcare professional how a hypo made me feel. Maybe because it can’t be plotted on a graph of blood glucose results. Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262942118896963283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551617471801016658.post-23030380070429303302017-09-27T22:53:38.148+01:002017-09-27T22:53:38.148+01:00Thanks for sharing this Dave! Hypos are a huge pai...Thanks for sharing this Dave! Hypos are a huge pain in the backside. We don't seem to talk about the anxiety and all the other emotional stuff around them very much. Grainne Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174227392045142980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551617471801016658.post-59140261178374188892016-11-15T07:10:29.219+00:002016-11-15T07:10:29.219+00:00Dave, your experience completely mirrors similar e...Dave, your experience completely mirrors similar episodes I've experienced, not helped by the fact that as a result I've become hypo unaware. Ending up in A&E after having a severe hypo during a bike ride was a wake up call for me. Happily after going onto an insulin pump my control has improved considerably but my longsuffering girlfriend can especially relate to that aggressive unreasoning attitude during the hypo when your brain isn't functioning properly. I've been there too many times but now at least less often.<br /><br />IanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03640831612730184382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551617471801016658.post-10336292836078339012016-10-02T07:29:22.259+01:002016-10-02T07:29:22.259+01:00Thanks Scott.
No, not a fair fight at all. All i...Thanks Scott. <br /><br />No, not a fair fight at all. All in all, we do quite well to keep winning. Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262942118896963283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551617471801016658.post-46577992616780520952016-10-02T05:59:38.857+01:002016-10-02T05:59:38.857+01:00Dave, thanks for sharing this. I'm glad you...Dave, thanks for sharing this. I'm glad you're alright. The thing that bugs me the most about lows is that they cripple the one thing thing we need to get out of them safely — our brain! Not a fair fight. Scott K. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17881833642347872927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551617471801016658.post-12699269048185994182016-10-01T10:42:53.063+01:002016-10-01T10:42:53.063+01:00Hi Andy,
Thanks for reading. I'm sure your da...Hi Andy,<br /><br />Thanks for reading. I'm sure your daughters will understand and don't think any less of you because of it. <br /><br />Like you say they do happen we've just got to learn how to prevent them as much as we can and accept our imperfections when they appear. <br /><br />Take care. <br /><br />DaveDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262942118896963283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551617471801016658.post-58450817934290801062016-09-30T17:54:42.350+01:002016-09-30T17:54:42.350+01:00Hi Dave,
I've been diabetic for 27 years and ...Hi Dave, <br />I've been diabetic for 27 years and have had some proper scary hypos in that time, the one that always comes to mind was waking up feeling low came downstairs to check blood it was 1.6 mmol, I remember getting up to find somethin to fix me, when I regained consciousness I was face down upstairs on the bathroom floor! <br />I was home alone for this one!<br />It hurts when loved ones see a bad hypo, it makes it harder for me to deal with!<br />My daughters saw a bad one a couple of weeks ago, seeing them upset and crying because daddy was 'shaking' really made me feel guilty!<br />I suppose we've all had episodes like these, our war stories, it's how we learn from them that counts and having them alone to not feel guilty for them, lol!<br /><br />Hope you have been as well as you can be since your episode! <br />I would like to say "and you don't have anymore" but unfortunately they do happen!<br />Thanks for posting this blog it touched a chord!Andy74https://www.blogger.com/profile/06161965603696151194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551617471801016658.post-69309866232323502402016-09-29T09:53:24.806+01:002016-09-29T09:53:24.806+01:00Thanks Anna and the same to you!Thanks Anna and the same to you!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262942118896963283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551617471801016658.post-75414461912621390632016-09-29T09:52:41.825+01:002016-09-29T09:52:41.825+01:00Thanks for reading and commenting Kitman. Good to ...Thanks for reading and commenting Kitman. Good to hear you've finally got someone who can help you properly as it sounds tough.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262942118896963283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551617471801016658.post-31170536092883590092016-09-29T09:50:54.225+01:002016-09-29T09:50:54.225+01:00Thanks Mike. Check, eat/bolus, move on and repeat....Thanks Mike. Check, eat/bolus, move on and repeat. Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262942118896963283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551617471801016658.post-58282621874417516752016-09-28T19:25:46.227+01:002016-09-28T19:25:46.227+01:00A Dave I'm so sorry. This sounds utter shite. ...A Dave I'm so sorry. This sounds utter shite. And I definitely agree with you: it's terribly romantic to say diabetes shouldn't hold you back - but in reality it can, and does, many a time. BUT, you have done what makes the difference - picked up, carried on and keep kicking the arse out of it every single day. Kudos to you, my friend. Anna Presswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13837041681638346056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551617471801016658.post-38316418383014866392016-09-28T14:00:48.650+01:002016-09-28T14:00:48.650+01:00Hi, have just come across your blog, and I do know...Hi, have just come across your blog, and I do know what it feels like during and after hypos. I have had plenty of experience, though at the time, I had no idea what was happening to me.<br />I do not have diabetes but I have a condition that means if I'm not careful with what I eat, I hyper, then hypo.<br />Because of my ignorance, the rollercoaster of fluctuating blood glucose levels between hyper then hypo had my head in what I refer as my hypo hell period.<br />During this time, I really didn't know wether I was coming or going, finding myself in places and situations that were totally baffling. I use to fall asleep at times, but it wasn't sleep, I would just conk out and wake an hour or so later. I had so many symptoms because of my highs and lows, such as depression, anxiety, forgetfulness, memory blanks, disorientation, dizzy spells, sweats, hunger, rage, anger, sleep deprivation and wild lucid dreams and lots more!<br />Because of my constant hypos, I was finally referred to an endocrinologist, who diagnosed me. My surgery and another endocrinologist didn't have a clue!<br />I was lucky to find my endocrinologist, I'm certain there are others struggling with this type of metabolic condition.<br />Thanks for sharing.<br />The weird non diabetic!<br />Kitmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967863186862529509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551617471801016658.post-88646139353878713832016-09-28T13:05:15.832+01:002016-09-28T13:05:15.832+01:00Great post Dave and you sum up the experience real...Great post Dave and you sum up the experience really well. It's not just the event itself, it's how it changed the way you feel for weeks and months afterwards. It shames me to think of all the years I put my family through this sort of thing all too often. Thankfully I've not had a really nasty one for some years now, but I know the guilt you describe all too well. <br /><br />Hope it's a very long time before you get another anything like this - sounds like you are taking all the right steps. Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09868706401223371920noreply@blogger.com