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by azrookieOctober 28, 2009 1:08 PM
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lipsie |
lipsie replied October 28, 2009 1:35 PM
Hiya, welcome to the site. It must have be pretty scary for you I imagine. One thing I can suggest is the glucose tablets, they sell them all over...but at Walmart for sure and they dissolve in your mouth like nothing pretty much. You could get that into his mouth maybe to dissolve? Just a thought. Again, welcome to the site...you'll find some fabulous people here. Hugs! Sheila
azrookie replied October 28, 2009 3:58 PM thank you. I'll get to Wal Mart right away but while he was combative I couldn't get anything near his mouth...any info about shots?
Melissa Dawn replied November 7, 2009 6:08 PM Along with glucose tabs, their are also glucose drinks -- they taste pretty bad, but they work fast and give you a quick dose of sugar. Course, if he won't drink the OJ, it may not be easy to get him to drink that. Someone else mentioned the glycogen kit. Its something every diabetic should have close by in case they cannot drink or eat sugar. Ask your husbands doctor about one if you haven't already. |
Hinboyz3 |
Hinboyz3 replied October 28, 2009 3:32 PM
The tablets are a great idea they do work keep them on hand always. Hope he's feeling much better I know it was a scare for you, I experienced it a few years ago with my mother in law, two times. We helped her through it, and kept the glucose tablets, oj on hand and just watched her. Welcome to the site, all of us here are friends and we help each other through it all in all times of needs. So feel free to lean on your friends anytime.
azrookie replied October 28, 2009 3:57 PM did your mom-in-law get combative? my husband is 6'3, 200# and was wrestling and refusing to accept anything to his mouth....??
ptsparkle replied October 28, 2009 5:03 PM The glucose tabs are a great thing to have on hand. If this is the first time that this has happened, maybe checking his levels before bed will help. He might nee a snack before retiiring. Hang in there.
hbkunkel replied October 28, 2009 5:34 PM My diabetic nurse also said to keep cake decorating frosting in the tubes beside the bed for an emergency. I also always have juice boxes on hand for an emergency and they work well. good luck and keep us informed. |
great dane |
great dane replied October 28, 2009 6:54 PM
There are kits you can get that contain injectable glucose and a syringe. I think it is prescription only, check with your doctor. Good luck |
Elrond |
Elrond replied October 29, 2009 10:02 AM
I'm a rather brittle diabetic and sometimes 'crash' while I'm asleep. Since starting my new insulin schedule, I've had better control but a few times, I've 'bottomed out' in my sleep. When this happens, I sometimes have seizures. Fortunately, I had a significant other and glucagon injection kits. These kits are prescription only but your physician will certainly help. This isn't injectable sugar, it's a hormone that causes the liver to release stored sugar. It's very fast and effective.
Elrond replied October 29, 2009 11:03 AM As an afterthought, I often get combative during these episodes. If I'm not unconcious, I can often be enticed to drink chocolate milk, since I love it and can't usually have it due to it's effect on my blood sugar. A diabetic with very low sugar doesn't think or reason very well. Perhaps you can find a sugar-enhancing substance he 'can't refuse'.
azrookie replied October 29, 2009 6:32 PM thank you so much for offering this part of your personal experience. Especially the part about the capacity to be enticed into consuming something that is especially attractive.....I'll keep that in mind. |
Sue Turner |
Sue Turner replied November 5, 2009 7:54 PM
Last edited 15 days ago I was told to keep cake frosting on hand, especially in the tube, and if you go so low that you can't eat or drink anythnig someone can squeeze enough of the frosting in your mouth to get your bs back up. Or just rub some on the inside of your mouth on the inside of your jaw. I also keep the glucose tabs on hand, they tend to get my bs up quickly, and it dosn't take much. I can eat a 1/4 of a tablet and it gets mine up fairly quickly. It just depends on the person as to how many tablets you need, and I make sure that I have a Glucogon pen on hand incase I go out completely. However, I am always hoping that there is someone around to administer the pen if this ever happens. I have passed out a couple of times, thankfully my husband was home with me the last time it happened. The first time was very scary since I was home alone and my husband just happened to come home in time to find me and got me up and functioning. I don't know what happened that time since it was before I was dx with diabetes. But anyway I am still here and nothing bad happened to me. All I can say is always think ahead and be prepared just incase. It is scary, and I am a fairly newly dx diabetic so I am still in that terrified stage. But I am working on it and things are getting better. I am beginning to get out of that panic mode when my bs eithers goes up too high or bottoms out.In the beginning it would terrify me so badly, I would be shaking so much that I couldn't even test my bs to see what it was. I have never experienced hallucinations or anything like that. Hang in there. Things will get better. Just educate yourself as much as possible. After all, knowledge is power! We are all in this together, and we all have our issues with it. |
I just got through my husband's first overnight bottoming out. He was hallucinating, howling, unable to receive and drink OJ when offered....luckily, we've got through it and he's ok now, but I'd like to hear from anyone about what to do in an emergency such as this.