I had a Low Blood Sugar (LBS) this morning....40...
Good thing my wife noticed that I was sweating cold during my sleep.
She gave me a bottle of coke until I reached a comfortable level of Blood Sugar - 120.
I am using Lantus 22 units and Humalog (100% pure) 10 units.
I think the cause of my LBS is the activities we had that day - runing and getting in and out of stairs.
During the time I was sweating, my wife told me that I am in seizure and that I am unconscious. Good thing that I had recovered minutes after taking coke.
Lesson Learned: Test the BS before taking your quick-acting and slow-acting insulin...
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The best thing is to check this with your health care provider/specialist team and take advice from them. There may be a simple explanation as you suggest, however, here I would normally reduce the lantus to 20 units after a night time hypo and see how things go.
Another strategy is to split the lantus into 2 doses - morning and night - like any insulin the action of the lantus builds up slowly in your system until it reaches a peak and then starts to reduce again. Splitting the dose can reduce this effect.
Also always check your glucose before going to sleep and don't go to sleep with a glucose below 6.5mmol/l.
As I say though - best to check these strategies with your specialist team.
Some insulin brands don’t work well together and can cause lows to occur. When I was on different types of insulin from what I am on now, I have had severe and several lows while I was sleeping. Never felt them. I hope this helps, ProsPerry .
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