Hi CherylAnne,
Starting with the LOWS. Anyone taking insulin needs an emergency kit! Lows will happen and eventually an extreme low will happen and you need to know when/how to use it. When the insurence kicks in see if the insurance will cover diabetes classes given by a CDE and if it does make sure you go with him. It should cover both of you, you as a caregiver. Back to the lows. A low is typically defined as a reading below 60 and how it feels at 55 and 45 may be completely different. He may euphoric at 55 and have the shakes at 45 or he may have the shakes first. This is because there are different stages as ones bg's are dropping through the floor. Oh yes let me explain that frequent lows will desensetize him from noticing going low. Now HIGHS feel just like lows and every symptom for lows show up for highs including the eventual coma. This means before doing anything when you suspect a low use the meter and get a reading. A low means he need sugar and a high he needs a fast acting insulin but not too much of either. The reason they both feel the same is because in both cases the cells are starving for energy.
Here's a couple of links, one with online classes and the other has some usefull links to info and books.
http://www.joslin.harvard.edu/educat...nerguide.shtml http://www.mendosa.com/advice.htm
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