World 4-3
Drop Speed
Tricky Hows of Downs
It’s not always easy to tell why a hypo happened; falls in BGL can be disorientating at the best of times to do any thinking with.
I’ve learned about a few tricky things over time, that I’d never really thought about.
Then hypos started to make a *bit* more sense.
Foot on the Accelerator
The Downwards speed can be variable, but why? I can think of a few personal examples.
Several years ago, I switched from injecting only in my belly, to also in my thighs (I wear shorts a lot).
Weirdly, I read sometime later that leg exercises following an injection in the leg may behave differently (accelerate the insulin reaction) to an injection in the belly.
Things like biking and walking. I guess I can use this info to my advantage as well (eg if I want to drop my BGL quicker).
I went through a long (stupid?) experiment of using chocolate and chocolate biscuits when I was having a hypo.
It took a long time to raise my BGL, but it sure was delicious.
Now I know that FAT slows down the BGL rise (and therefore isn’t good for treating hypos). I find it useful info to know when I’m injecting for fatty meals (like pizza).