| My sister who was also a T1 died in her sleep from a low blood sugar 2 years ago. it was probably a prolonged untreated hypo that no one noticed as she was alone in a hotel room on a holiday with some friends fm work. she was found dead the next morning. apparently its called "dead in bed syndrome" which causes 6% of all diabetic deaths. apparently the heart malfunctions if hypo goes on without relief for hours.
they wouldnt find anything in autopsy unless it is done within 4-6 hrs...maybe thats why it is not realy documented as a cause of death.
liver glucagon gets depleted w repeated hypos and body takes some time to make more...so u might, sometime, not have any in the liver to bring u around.
she lived in UK and was on an insulin pump. had no diabetic complications. was diabetic for 30+ years.
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diagnosed in '88
MDI, Novorapid bef meals, levemir twice/daily
last HBA1C 6%
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