Low & not noticing - when to worry
My son had his lowest low - 31 - yesterday while on a school field trip. He had no idea he was low and only caught it because he was testing before eating lunch. The backstory is that he woke up high, corrected, had a discussion with me about what he should eat for breakfast since he was high, then got busy getting ready for the field trip and forgot to eat. He said he didn't realize he forgot (and I didn't notice either) until he was trying to figure out later why he was so low.
How could he be that low and not feel anything when he routinely feels low if he is in the high 60s/low 70s? He hasn't had a lot of lows lately, and has actually had about 3 days of running considerably higher than usual, so I wouldn't think he would be desensitized to lows? I'm trying not to get freaked out about one episode, but when do I need to get worried?
Thanks.
How could he be that low and not feel anything when he routinely feels low if he is in the high 60s/low 70s? He hasn't had a lot of lows lately, and has actually had about 3 days of running considerably higher than usual, so I wouldn't think he would be desensitized to lows? I'm trying not to get freaked out about one episode, but when do I need to get worried?
Thanks.
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Permalink Reply by AustinMom on -
Thank you for chiming in. Fortunately, this was the first time he didn't feel a low and hopefully it won't be a recurring experience. I'm going to check into a CGM. The Dexcom isn't approved for pediatric patients - I don't know what that means in terms of insurance coverage, but I'll do some investigating. I keep waiting for the Ping/Dexcom integration, but that doesn't seem to be happening with lightning speed.
Thanks again!
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