Aspergers and insulin dependency

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I'd guess, from the evidence at hand, that there isn't much of a correlation here.

Still, when you've come back to consciousness a few times from extreme hypoglycaemia trapped in some dark hallway afraid of everything that isn't in sight, it's easy to see that there might be.

Is there anyone else out there stuck with type 1 as well as the aspie curse? Perhaps being able to make an obsession out of it helps - I've an endocrinologist who tells me I'm the healthiest twenty-year plus diabetic he knows.

Bummer.

My kid has type two and is aspie, but that's not the same thing at all.

What, noone?
Jeez...

You mean. anyone who's insulin dependent and aspie just dies?

I am insulin dependent ... but I'm also the single most insulin-resistant person in Ireland (according to at least four different doctor's I've spoken to).

how hypo-aware are you? normally I will notice becomming hypo ... my heart starts to race, I sweat profusely, I can't concentrate (unles I'm hyperfocused on something); as it gets worse, my speach begins to slur, I get dizzy, my hands shake.

The only times I go so radically Hypo that I pass out are if I am already asleep ... and you gotta admit that waking up out of a Hypo is NOT pleasent (especially since the entire bed will be soaking ... all of your clothes will be dripping wet)

I absolutely hate "fun-fairs" ... the adrenaline reaction is identical to the symptoms of a Hypo - so I can't tell if I'm about to pass out. This sensation of loss of control means that I avoid rollercoasters and other funfair rides at all costs.

I've lost awareness of my surroundings on occasion, but remained vertical. It's kind of hard to explain - sitting at a table eating and flaking out from hypoglycaemia.

And when I go low while I'm sleeping, anything can happen. It's hell for my partner - fortunately, it doesn't happen all that often. The slow return to awareness while standing in a cold, dark and unfamiliar corridor is one I'll never forget.

Coming back to consciousness with ambulancers in the room too - ever had a glucagon needle broken off in your backside?

I can remember once feeling woozy, but deciding to drive home (you don't always think rationally when you're low) ... I have absolutely no memory of actually driving ... but a couple of hours later, my (ex-)wife came home to find my motorbike parked outside the door, with the engine still running, and me completely passed out on the sofa; I only remember felling really sick as I came around after she had poured a couple of cups of hot chocolate all over me (presumably she got me to swallow some of it).



Never had glucagon, that I'm aware of.

My ex did call the ambulance once, but they didn't take me to hospital, and I have no memory of ever speaking to them.

Some of us don't always think rationally when we have blood sugar either. I think my partner can smell hypoglycaemia - our deal is that if she asks, I drop what I'm doing and test. Like tonight - I thought I was fine, but she and the meter agreed on 1.6 (do the Irish measure millimoles/litre like us australians or grams/decilitre like the americans do?)

I'm not diabetic but there is a history of type two diabetes in my family. My mother had diabetes when she was pregnant with me but at no other time.

The USians are the only people to use mg/dl ... even canada uses the correct SI units

I have blood sugar troubles, but not diabetes.

I have hypoglycaemia but not diabetes.

I've had type 1 diabetes for 7 years. Been on a pump for most of that time.

Never had severe problems with my lows. I am extremely sensitive to any lowering of my blood sugar so that's probably the reason. My little sister has type 1 also and had horrible problems when she was little. Lots of seizures and glucagon shots for her. Very scary. Luckily she hasn't had one in awhile. Now she runs high most of the time which is a whole other problem.