Type 1 here. I’m 27 and was just diagnosed 3 years ago (so technically type 1.5? idk). This is the second time my blood sugar has dropped like this, so I’m curious if anyone else has experienced this. Both times, I woke up with my blood sugar in the normal range \~110, I gave myself a shot of long a
Looks like a possible compression low. Laying on the sensor can cause this.
Checking with blood will confirm if it is real or not. I have seen a Lantus Low (4 in 20 years), where the accidental injection into a vein caused a low, that low happened within 30 minutes of the shot. This is rare for me.
I do get compression lows all the time as I have little twig arms, but those are false lows. I don’t feel low when I get those alerts and as soon as I flip over, my blood sugar comes back up. These other two times though, I absolutely feel like I am dying—rapidly starving to death.
Additionally, I give myself a shot of Toujeo right before getting out of bed, so the drop happens while I am walking around getting ready. Not while I am laying down.
Standard of care is 15g of fast acting carbs (3-4 glucose tablets or 4 oz juice or 8-10 grapes), wait 15 minutes, check with blood glucose meter to verify recovery is complete. Repeat carbs if not.
Oh you might have misunderstood my initial question. I know how to deal with low blood sugar, I’m just curious if anyone knows of long acting insulin causing quick drops in blood sugar. I imagine if I ask my endocrinologist she will tell me that doesn’t make sense. But I will still ask when I see her next. But yeah thank you for the explanation, I do understand how to make it come back up.
Every so often I hit a vein with the injection, and the whole dose takes effect right away. That could be what's going on there.
Others call it the "Lantus low".
This makes sense! It was the only explanation I could think of. Definitely need to run it by my endocrinologist to see if she’s aware this can happen!
Oh I just saw the second paragraph of your first comment! It sounds like you experienced the exact same thing. Glad to hear it’s rare at least
Just eat candy one or two. Not much eh