Heat and Hypo

[hardingnerd]

Anybody else have a problem with heat mixed with hypo's. It seems for me that when it gets really hot outside it seems to make me extremely suspectable to hypo's?

[poodlebone]

Many people are more active when the weather gets warmer, and that can lead to hypos. Has your activity level changed? I don't find that the heat itself affects me.

[Subby]

Heat makes me go high (or to put it more precisely, I get more insulin resistant in hot weather). I could never do anything about this until I got the pump, and I now give myself incrementally higher amounts of basal insulin to counteract the precise heat of the day - and it works a treat, first time I can get through a hot day without being high and exhausted from fluctuation in many years.

My impression is that getting low or getting reduced insulin needs from hot weather or hot events like baths, seems to be more common.

[foxl]

When I see heat, I think thyroid.

But then last August I had a REALLY BAD heat rxn and thyroid shoulda been okay ... hmmmmm ... some pre-diagnostic nastiness, perhaps?

[genie86333]

Hmmmm...people's varied reactions to the heat make me wonder - I haven't noticed any relation with highs/lows because of the heat, but wonder if my bs being under control has any relation to how I perceive the heat.

I used to live in the mountains of AZ & got heat exhaustion often if I wasn't careful. Turned on the AC if it hit 70 inside. I moved to CA summer before last & the heat here was horrid - not as hot as AZ but humid & I felt horrible all the time that first summer, because my air conditioner was still in storage in AZ.)

Then, in January, I was diagnosed with diabetes...last summer all of a sudden no problem. I only ran my AC 7 or 8 times all summer - only when it was in the mid-80's in my apartment. It's 75 in here right now & I'm perfectly comfortable.

[Ronin]

Hi Cheyenne!

When a person, not on any diabetic medication, experiences hypoglycemic conditions they need to start looking at a total metabolic workup.

Looking at many of your previous posts as well as your signature block I have more questions than answers. I note that you list "track" as part of your exercise regemen -- what track events do you participate/compete in? Am I safe in assuming that you are not overweight and perhaps near or at underweight? Can I also assume that when you do something you always go full-out?

If you are actually experiencing hypoglycemic episodes (as opposed to general fatigue sessions) something other than diabetes is going on. That being said, I have, while bicycling/tandeming gone just that little bit too far, too hard, and drained my body of energy as well as glucose as well as getting dehydrated (and I'm still a bit overweight for my body type albeit fine by the BMI scale) so I know the feeling all-too-well. How often do you have these "hypo's" and what usually causes them?

[hardingnerd]

Hi Cheyenne!

When a person, not on any diabetic medication, experiences hypoglycemic conditions they need to start looking at a total metabolic workup.

Looking at many of your previous posts as well as your signature block I have more questions than answers. I note that you list "track" as part of your exercise regemen -- what track events do you participate/compete in? Am I safe in assuming that you are not overweight and perhaps near or at underweight? Can I also assume that when you do something you always go full-out?

If you are actually experiencing hypoglycemic episodes (as opposed to general fatigue sessions) something other than diabetes is going on. That being said, I have, while bicycling/tandeming gone just that little bit too far, too hard, and drained my body of energy as well as glucose as well as getting dehydrated (and I'm still a bit overweight for my body type albeit fine by the BMI scale) so I know the feeling all-too-well. How often do you have these "hypo's" and what usually causes them?

I am 19, 5'2" and 130lbs. Only track I am able to do right now cause of my knee and such, is a mile to 2 miles. Lately I haven't been able to rune, but did racquetball all last week, and tennis this week (I am horrible). I actually try not to go all out because I tend to feel like ****. Actually when it is hot I feel like **** anyway. My thyroid is fine according to test.

[slwood321]

Speaking from personal experience, a minor heat stroke feels just like a really bad hypo. Prior to being diagnosed, I used to go hypo from forgetting to eat and not drinking enough water. I live where it gets really hot & humid and it's real easy to overheat. Could this be possibly what is happening? Did you used to drink a lot of gatorade type drinks before you knew you were pre-diabetic and maybe you've cut this out and now you are dehydrating without realizing it. Hope this helps, or at least gives you some ideas to think about.

[patricia52]

One time I thought I was either suffering from the heat or from a severe hypo. I checked my BG but it was so hot outside that my meter could not get a reading. I treated by drinking H2O and finally just pouring it in my hair. I had been walking a long way so when we found a safe place for me to rest my dear husband went to get the ride and turned on the AC. Just to be sure I grabbed something to correct a hypo. Never really knew which was the problem, I just treated both.

[EeyoreButterfly]

I seem to get the worst ones in the summer when I am active, in fact, that is what lead me to seek help. The first time I sought help (the time I was blown off) was in the summer. I noticed myself trending downward today after a 2 mile walk in 80 degree weather (tested at 74 but was obviously on the way down). For me it does seem to make me hypo which is why I am not looking forward to my first summer after the official diagnosis.

When I worked at Disney I had a friend who was type 1 who could not afford his testing supplies (no insurance.) The first month we had to call the paramedics several times because the heat was decreasing his insulin need and making him hypo.