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Permalink Reply by Shawnmarie on March 14, 2012 at 9:50am

I'll second what everyone else has said and add that I think many people don't understand what you're really saying when you tell them about the potential for going hypo. I'm an actor and have decided I should always tell the stage manager that a hypo might occur and what to do if I start acting a little strange. When I told the latest SM I'm working with she said her son's science teacher is T1 and had warned the class about hypos and they knew what to do when he had a severe one in class one time. Then she said, "I know a lot of diabetics that don't that problem at all. He must have been very brittle." Guess we just have to keep trying to help people understand.

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Permalink Reply by FHS on March 14, 2012 at 11:00am

My first hypo was terrifying. I had no idea what was happening, and the look on my parents faces as all the blood seemed to rush out of my own just made the experience nightmarish.Luckily, it happened while I was in the hospital within 10 minutes of my first insulin injection.

Over the years I've just learned that the only person you can really depend on, other than close friends and family members, to help in a situation like that is yourself. Others are well meaning, but unless they have to deal with it on a daily basis, they have no idea.

It's definitely a good idea to let as many people who may find themselves in a situation to help know as possible. Most of my co-workers know and, more importantly, all my students know. My first hypo in front of a class of high schoolers was precious. I had kids reaching into their backpacks for everything from actual candy to bags full of Hot Cheetos. I looked down and my desk had transformed into a snack bar. I even had a kid offer me a handful of Ricola cough drops.

It gets easier, but always be prepared, even in classroom full of students. =)

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