| When I was dxed I asked about an artificially induced hypo. I was told by the nurses that there was no way they were going to do that because of the potential risks - if I died or something it might look rather bad if it was because of something they purposefully did.
That was back in 1998 so I don't think it's common policy in the UK to induce hypos.
Having said that, I too had my first hypo when I was in hospital when I was dxed. It was about 9pm and I was just sitting there watching TV when I suddenly realised I was really quite hungry. So I muched on a Cheesestring (I was 14, gimme a break!) and carried on watching TV. About 5 minutes later I was getting really hungry. I thought about scoffing the rest of the Cheesestrings and then I suddenly remembered reading about hypos. So I stumbled out to the nurses station, and ever so self-consciously said, "Um, I think I'm having a hypo."
They bundled me back in my room and brought in a pint of milk and some biscuits. Now I absolutely hate milk. I mean, really, really hate milk. I won't even eat cereal because you have to have milk. I'm not even keen on it being in my tea and I drink my coffee black.
And yet I downed the whole glass. It was horrible and I got those biscuits in straight away to take away the foul taste of liquid cow.
That was the very last time I drank a glass of milk.  | 
