Another ambulance ride Options

[gigem99]

In preparation for a new job, I have to have a drug test done (pee in a bottle). For some reason, I thought it needed to be a fasting test.

I went down to the lab about 11:00 am, and had nothing to eat since dinner the previous nite. Well, I saw on my CGM that I dropped below 80, but for some reason, I didn't grab my jelly bellies. Evidently, I was very unresponsive, and the next thing I knew, there were about 6 paramedics and 2 cops in front of me.

I was so stupid, when they asked me if I had diabetes, I couldn't even answer them. When they tested me, I was at 32. They started an IV drip of D-50 (very badly, I might add - my arm is horribly bruised), and by the time my BG got up to about 160, I was able to reason.

I have been that low more times than I care to admit - my personal worst was 17, and I was able to treat that one by myself. I don't know what happened this time.

They wouldn't let me drive, or even walk home (I live about a mile from the lab), so they took me home in an amubulance. I can hardly wait to see the bill - I currently have no insurance, so this is gonna be a killer.

This was really embarrassing. I've only had the paramedics called on me a couple of times in my 26 years with diabetes - this one was the worst, though. The young paramedics (they all looked younger than my kids!) assured me on the way home that I was good - they said they have had far too many battles with diabetics who were combative.

I am still at a loss to understand why I didn't pay attention to my CGM. Won't happen again (easy to say, now).

Tom

[lisac]

This is an interesting post for me to read. Last night my daughter fell asleep before supper and her BG was fine, so I let her sleep but tested frequently because I had given her an extra BG bolus and since we're barely a month on the pump, her rates are not perfect yet. She got down to the 80 range, but with no IOB, I let her sleep. 45 min later I tested again (we don't have CGMS) and she was 35!!!! I was able to wake her and get her to eat some jelly beans and drink a tiny bit of juice. Knowing at what level some people pass out, this worries me big time! It seems that Hadlee is able to go extremely low and still be concious(sp?) Sadly, this is not the lowest low she's ever had, she was 27 once. It's just amazing what our bodies can take.

[Linda B]

This is an interesting post for me to read. Last night my daughter fell asleep before supper and her BG was fine, so I let her sleep but tested frequently because I had given her an extra BG bolus and since we're barely a month on the pump, her rates are not perfect yet. She got down to the 80 range, but with no IOB, I let her sleep. 45 min later I tested again (we don't have CGMS) and she was 35!!!! I was able to wake her and get her to eat some jelly beans and drink a tiny bit of juice. Knowing at what level some people pass out, this worries me big time! It seems that Hadlee is able to go extremely low and still be concious(sp?) Sadly, this is not the lowest low she's ever had, she was 27 once. It's just amazing what our bodies can take.

Was the extra BG bolus a correction? If so, it sounds like her sensitivity factor is wrong, causing the pump to over correct the high. I hope you have a call into the trainer. She should NEVER go that low from a correction.

Also, for future reference, I never go to bed if my BG is not over 100. When it's 80, I eat one or two glucose tablets to get it up over 100. I just feel safer that way.

Linda B.