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06-17-2009, 11:45 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: South/USA
Posts: 132
| | | What's your lowest low?
Just curious...what is the lowest BS reading you guys have had? The lowest I've heard of was 14, my grandmother. My lowest was 24.
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28 y/o...diagnosed @ 16. Proud mother of 2.
MM Paradigm 722/CGM
Treximet for migraines |
06-17-2009, 12:53 PM
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Posts: 12
| | | Mine has gone as low as 22
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Lynn
Age 25
Type 1 Diabetic for 14 years
30 units Levimir at bedtime
Apidra at meals (8-1 carb counting) |
06-17-2009, 12:56 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 1,325
| | | The lowest I have on my meter is 29 mg/dL.
Some years ago, I had a couple of hypos where I woke up with medics in attendance. I keep better track of things now and hope to never have such episodes again.
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MDI, Lantus and Novolog
A1c 10/09 -- 5.8%
A1c 4/09 -- 5.7%
A1c 10/08 -- 5.4%
A1c 4/08 -- 5.7%
A1c 8/07 -- 5.6%
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06-17-2009, 01:41 PM
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Posts: 375
| | | I had a "lo" reading one time. After I treated, 15 minutes later I was at 51. treated again and came back to 119 about 1/2 an hour later. (and this was about a month or two after diagnosis and BEFORE I started insulin!)
I was soo close to either passing out or throwing up at the time... Hubby is the one who thought to check my blood sugar. Didn't occur to me.
Edited to add: I now check my blood sugar when I am the least bit dizzy or nauseous. Lesson learned!
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Type: TBA
Dec. 08.
Humalog and Prandin
A1c: 5.4
 
Last edited by Ohana : 06-17-2009 at 01:42 PM.
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06-17-2009, 02:08 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Malaysia
Posts: 89
| | | 1.4 mmol/l (that's 25.2 mg/dl) |
06-17-2009, 02:10 PM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 373
| | | Mine was 32 and I didn't have any symptoms of hypoglycemia. Scary.
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Rachel 
type 1.5 since 12/04
2000 mg metformin, levothyroxine, symlin
paradigm 522 pump w/humalog & cgms
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06-17-2009, 03:43 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 351
| | | 28. It was AWFUL.
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Type 1 @ 13 - 9 Years and going strong! Pumping with my Minimed 722
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06-17-2009, 04:41 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: SE Michigan
Posts: 282
| | | My lowest known was 23 and that was after some treatment. I for sure don't want to go there again.
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Liz from Michigan
dxed 6/64 - pumping with Animas 1250 since 11/09/06. Started the Dexcom 7+ on June 20, 2009
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06-17-2009, 05:33 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Oregon
Posts: 29
| | | 24. Nearly scared me to death...literally! |
06-17-2009, 06:50 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 80
| | | My lowest is 40.
My uncle claims to have had a 12.
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Diagnosed 03/17/09 with a BG of 434.
A1C Results:
03/17/09: 9.1%
06/18/09: 5.6%
09/02/09: 5.2%
Other Results:
03/17/09: Cholesterol: 177, Microalbumin/Creatinine Ratio: 3.9
06/18/09: Cholesterol: 152
09/02/09:
Currently Taking:
Humalog (.5-1 unit as needed)
Lantus (6 units every night)
Insulin Taken Through:
Pens, or syringe for half units.
Glucometers:
OneTouch UltraSmart (main)
OneTouch UltraMini (backup)
Currently in the Honeymoon Phase |
06-17-2009, 07:26 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NYC
Posts: 2,325
| | | The lowest I've tested myself was 18. One time when I passed out at work I came to as the paramedics were wheeling me into the ER. One of them said, "She's up to 25". If I was UP to 25 after treatment, I wonder what I was before? I was still too out of it to ask.
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Liz
Type 1 dx 4/1987
Minimed Paradigm 722 6/2008 + CGMS
13mm Silhouettes + Sure-T infusion sets
Lifescan UltraSmart & UltraMini
Last A1c: 7/15/09: 5.8
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06-17-2009, 07:41 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 506
| | | what happens to you guys when you get that low?
i've not gone lower than 2.5 mmol/l, but very recently i've been experiencing hypo unawareness. the only indication of the 2.5 reading (last week) was some tingling on my tongue.
anyway, curious about what you feel like when you are at 25 or lower...?
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A1C on dx (Feb 11 2009): 8.9
A1C (May 6 2009): 6.6 — getting there!
A1C (July 7 2009): 6.2 — getting closer...!
AIC (Sept. 8 2009): 5.9 — yeah!! 
AIC (Nov. 5 2009): 5.7
MDI with Humalog and Humulin-N
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06-17-2009, 07:49 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NYC
Posts: 2,325
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Originally Posted by e||ement  anyway, curious about what you feel like when you are at 25 or lower...? | I'd feel perfectly fine until I passed out. I've tested myself in the low 20s many, many times and treated it and continued doing whatever I had been doing before. I have no idea what the magic number is that I have to reach before passing out because I'm obviously unconscious by then!
I have not passed out or had as many severe lows since I started pumping. All of my horrible experiences were on injections.
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Liz
Type 1 dx 4/1987
Minimed Paradigm 722 6/2008 + CGMS
13mm Silhouettes + Sure-T infusion sets
Lifescan UltraSmart & UltraMini
Last A1c: 7/15/09: 5.8
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06-17-2009, 08:27 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New Brunswick Canada, eh
Posts: 8,672
| | The lowest I've tested in 1.9 mmol/l or 34 mg/dl. I've never been curious how low I've been, or I've been incapacitated. I've been more interested in saving my *** first. I'll bet I've been about as low as you can go and still live; whatever that is, 10 mg/dl? Quote:
Originally Posted by e||ement what happens to you guys when you get that low? | 911'd nine times. Made it to ER 3 or 4. other times I just pop some tabs and continue life as normal, cept for the driving thing. I'll wait till I'm up before I drive. Note: I believe i'm past these issues. Pumping has helped so much. Quote: |
i've not gone lower than 2.5 mmol/l, but very recently i've been experiencing hypo unawareness. the only indication of the 2.5 reading (last week) was some tingling on my tongue.
| Be aware of your signs and learn to take action. Don't sluff them off as trivial. Sometimes you feel very normal with very scary sugars. Quote: |
anyway, curious about what you feel like when you are at 25 or lower...?
| Thing's I feel include tiredness, hunger, confusion, repetetiveness -- like I'm stuck in an endless loop, and slurred speach. |
06-17-2009, 09:56 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC soon Portsmouth, VA
Posts: 140
| | | My lowest was 34 mg/dl, and it was just a couple months after I had been diagnosed and was walking around on a university campus all day (was an "experience engineering" thing at NCSU where I recently graduated). I told my doctors about it but we DEFINITELY didn't scale back my insulin usage enough. I was working my way through the lunch line and couldn't get my hands to work properly (like I kept fumbling when I was grabbing for food to put on my tray and dropped a paper drink cup on the floor). By the time I finally got through the register and tested I was pretty terrified. I felt like I was just a few minutes away from collapsing and ate that meal like I hadn't seen food in a week! Broke out in an all-over sweat and didn't stop convulsing for a significant amount of time.
I've had more problems with highest highs than lowest lows since diagnosis though. I almost always catch them before they drop under 55 mg/dl or so now. Pumping has been SO very helpful for this.
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I may as well provide my A1C's as well!
05/2009: 6.2%
01/2009: 6.5%
Time passes (???)
12/2007: 6.3%
08/2007: 6.7%
I don't remember before this but my A1C's were in the 5.7% area before I went to college...
These numbers should improve as I'm no longer trapped by the outrageous school/work schedules of college and will be starting a job with fantastic working conditions soon! |
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