Another hypo . . . Grr.

[Tokyo Cate]

Low blood sugar is so frustrating. I may have taken my Lantus dose twice last night (or possibly just didn't treat my before bed low well enough). When I woke up this morning, I turned on the :coffee: but then collapsed in the kitchen and had a seizure. The commotion woke up my roommate who gave me a glucagon injection, called an ambulance and gave me an awful lot of juice.

Now I am suffering from a blinding headache and remorse. My blood sugar skyrocketed after the glucagon, but is now approaching normal.

I hate stoopid lows like that. :mad: Two serious lows in two months. Bad BAD BAD BAD BAD!!

[seacomp]

Of Cate, I'm so sorry to hear about that. I was going to join in and complain about my own problems, but I've had nothing so serious. I can't do anything about your headache, but I can tell you that you don't need the remorse. It's just good that nothing too bad happned and that you are approaching normal.
Smile ;) a little.

[Cinnabon]

Toky I know that feeling.. I am so sorry you had one like this. Im glad its over and done and you are better. It happens to all of us, even sometimes, when we dont expect it. BIG hug for you!!

[Yvonne Burns]

Dear Cate, I have always been hard on myself and am really trying to be self-forgiving. Sometimes I think about all of the mistakes I have made on this long diabetic journey (almost 40 years) and I know that I have to get out of the regret department and into the land of self-forgiveness. Won't you join me? I think that we are all doing the best that we can. Maybe this was a good wakeup call for you and you will be better off because of what you have learned from it. I hope this helps. Yvonne

[Cyborg]

What a drag. Hope you feel better soon. I can't imagine how bad it must feel when you go that low. Best wishes...

[gettingby]

Whoa Cate, I hate that happened to you. At least someone was there with you who knew what to do. Hope things get better and you start to feel better. I absolutely HATE those headaches.

[Fred&CharlesFan]

Oh Cate!! On the up side, in 10 yrs, you'll be sharing stories about your time in Tokyo with the intro being:
"Hahaha... ...remember that morning you went out to make coffee and crashed.... " .

Having danced with this disease for over 4 decades, you are probably learning as I have: -1) your BG never lies. 2) your meter rarely lies. 3) your 'feelings' can often be misleading (you felt OK, but you were in fact low?).

And the few times I have regained consciousness in the Emergency ward wondering where I was.. ..and what is my name..??? ....and realizing: '****! I didn't think I was low at all!"

Don't be too hard on yourself. It seems like such lows are part of the overall "I've got diabetes" adventure! Oh Yea!!!....
God bless. I HATE those headaches too and even my friend’s "JackDaniels & Tequila" shooters cure won't take care of that hypo recovery headaches.
Glad you're recovering and able to type again. Keep that great smile in spite of the odds. :top:

Cheers,

[kgm0612]

Hope you're feeling better today!

[am1977]

OMG...:eek: How scary for you... I certainly hope you are doing better today...Hang in there :o

[Georgia]

Crikey I am sorry to hear that. Glad to hear you are okay now (despite the headache) & thankfully your room mate was nearby. Hope you feel better soon.

[Tokyo Cate]

Whoa Cate, I hate that happened to you. At least someone was there with you who knew what to do. Hope things get better and you start to feel better. I absolutely HATE those headaches.

Yeah, I am really happy my roommate was here. She was brave and didn't freak out. Though, now she is justifiably uneasy and is checking that I am OK a bit more often.

The headache was nasty, but finally went away after 18 hours. Now I am just stuck with horrible muscle aches (from the seizure, I guess).

And, to add to my list of gripes, I have a cold. Luckily I don't have to work this weekend, so I can focus on resting, relaxing and taking care of myself.

Thanks for your wishes. I will focus on feeling better.

[lgvincent]

I've had problems forgetting to take an injection or taking it and forgetting I took it and then taking a second one. What has helped me a lot is the Accu-Chek Complete meter. Whenever I take an injection, I enter it into the meter immediately. Since I started using it in 1999, I think I've only forgotten once about taking an injection (didn't enter it into the meter) and I'm aware of forgetting to take an injection only once. I don't think they make the Complete any longer but you can buy a OneTouch UltraSmart and it will allow you to enter injections, too. I would encourage you to at least consider getting one because it's helped me a lot. Of course, you'll have to make sure you don't forget to enter an injection like I once did.

[KickStart101]

Gee Cate, an 18 hr. headache and muscle aches. That sounds
like a bad one alright. My longest headache was 7 hrs. I thought
that was Bad. Poor you. :flowers: Sure happy it's gone. I hope
your cold is a VERY SHORT one. Feel better. :)

[Tokyo Cate]

Gee Cate, an 18 hr. headache and muscle aches. That sounds
like a bad one alright. My longest headache was 7 hrs. I thought
that was Bad. Poor you. :flowers: Sure happy it's gone. I hope
your cold is a VERY SHORT one. Feel better. :)

The muscle aches have been nasty. When was the low, anyway? Wednesday morning, I think? Yes, definitely. And now it is the wee hours of Saturday morning (12:19 a.m) and it still hurts to cough or sit up in bed or do any of those 'sporty things' that I never do.

Perhaps instead of improving my BS control, I should improve my general fitness so that the next time this happens, the result isn't so intrusive.

[seacomp]

When was the low, anyway? Wednesday morning, I think?
I think you had the low, because you weren't a "Senior Member":flowers: yet.

[Tokyo Cate]

I don't think they make the Complete any longer but you can buy a OneTouch UltraSmart and it will allow you to enter injections, too. I would encourage you to at least consider getting one because it's helped me a lot. Of course, you'll have to make sure you don't forget to enter an injection like I once did.

That's great advice. That's one thing that I miss about the pump and I had mentioned my frustration that pens don't record doses and she didn't mention that option. Because the ambulance took me to my hospital, she should have a record of this ordeal and I can likely easily convince her to give me a new meter with that feature.

[Tokyo Cate]

I think you had the low, because you weren't a "Senior Member":flowers: yet.

That must have been it. I bet I will feel the "Senior Member Insurance Policy" kick in soon and my blood sugar control will improve. No more shaky lows for me, now.