| I spent 18 years on NPH and after maybe 13 years I lost my hypo awareness. I don't think it was directly because of NPH, but because I was trying to get tighter control, which led to keeping my BG lower, which led to more hypos. Eventually my body just stopped feeling the signs of a low. When I switched to Lantus my awareness did not come back. When I switched to the pump using only HUmalog my awareness did not come back.
My CDE is convinced that if I run my BG higher my symptoms will return, but I've been pumping for 1 1/2 years now. I have my target set to 100-140, rather than 80-120 like it used to be. I don't have the severe hypos I had on MDI anymore. Still, no real signs when I'm low or dropping.
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Liz
Type 1 dx 4/1987
Minimed Paradigm 722 6/2008 + CGMS
Minimed Paradigm 715 5/2005 - 6/2008
13mm Silhouettes
Lifescan UltraSmart & UltraMini
Last A1c: 10/08/08: 5.6
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