Comment by Peetie on February 19, 2012 at 3:28pm

Oh gosh Brian! Hope your doctor can figure it all out. Stay safe!

Comment by garidan on February 19, 2012 at 4:52pm

?? burrito ?? Bad choice to solve a coming ipo, don't you think ?
Sugar, get sugar as pure as you can.
Next thing is to understand why did it happen.
Were you near a bolus, or did you exercised ?
Are you under MDI or micro ? Lantus one shot, too much ?

I don't know you, that's why my questions.
Yours is a bad experience, but think everything ended well, keep on going.

Comment by Jim on February 19, 2012 at 5:47pm

Man Brian that really sucks (don't have to tell you that:)). I know the longer I have diabetes the more difficult it is once I start to feel low to know exactly how low I am and how serious the situation is. When I was younger I was more successful at feeling the low. Now once I have that low feeling I just stop and test, regardless what the Dexcom is saying. That's the only thing I can think of. Hope you get things figured out.

Comment by Brian on February 19, 2012 at 6:53pm

I really had no idea how bad my situation was. It just seemed like my BG was coming down and that I needed to eat lunch. Not like I was crashing. In fact, my Dexcom alarm at 50BG wasn't even reached before I was really in trouble. I've never gone from being seemingly ok one moment to a shaking violently, sweating and passing out the next... Not fun at all.

Comment by Gerri on February 19, 2012 at 10:33pm

How scary! Glad you're ok & weren't alone when that happened. Being alone while incapacitated from a low is a fear of mine. Strange how bad lows can seem to come from nowhere.

Comment by Scott E on February 20, 2012 at 12:57pm

I think the scariest part of this whole story is the third word... "again". Use your meter to figure out where your BG is, especially when on a downward trend. It takes time for the CGM to catch up. And like Garidan said, a burrito, although high-carb, may not be the best choice. Lots of fats and proteins make it slow-acting. Did you bolus for it?

But in the end, you're on the right track. You made it through this one, and your taking the steps to talk to your doc and find out what to do now. Hopefully, he or she can help you figure out how to treat lows, or upcoming lows, and then to figure out how to avoid them altogether.

Comment by Patty on February 21, 2012 at 8:18am

I watched my husband over the last 28 years hav more and more unpredictable lows. I have always been his helper, as I make sure I am with him everywhere he goes, except for work, and I pray everyday that he gets through the day. What upsets me mostly is he doesnt think that I try hard enought to feed him when his sugar level is in the 20's or lower. He thinks I am too quick to give him glucacom. Trust me, he is unconcious when I give him glucacom. It is only in the last few years that I have even had glucacom. Prior to that I was using an eyedropper with sugar water, which would take up near 45 minutes for me to get him out of shock. All to prevent him from going to the hospital, which he hates to do. I usually will get a lecture some after he is awake, about giving him the shot. What do you think?

Comment by Patty on February 21, 2012 at 8:52am

Just wanted to add that he has had diabetes for 51 years, (since age 3), and physcially he is in great shape. Just cant detect the lows like he did years ago.

Comment by Scott E on February 21, 2012 at 1:16pm

Patty, I'd suggest you encourage your husband to get a CGM which can alert him to low/falling blood sugars. It sounds like he's really got hypoglycemic unawareness.

I haven't had glucagon in years, but it makes you feel like crap (nausea), so I see why he doesn't want it. But if he's in the state you're describing unconscious) than you have no other choice and you're doing the right thing. The best thing is for him to find a way not to drop that low to begin with.

Comment by garidan on February 21, 2012 at 2:12pm

20 or lower is .... way too lower.
It's a nice thing he is in great shape, but he is killing you with his (many?) lows.
Perhaps he doesn't feel lows because he is very often low (under 80)?
A CGM is a good thing, doing more stick is good, and having a higher BG target could give him back the feeling a low is coming, before getting a seizure.

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