I have a freshman in high school and he has had diabetes for 5 years. We've been lucky that he has not had any severe lows....until recently. Poor nutrition and lack of sleep and too much exercise led to the first episode while he was at a Friday night sleepover. Saturday morning he wasn't waking up, and he was twitching. Luckily, he was with a friend who know when to get help. The details are sketchy, because I arrived after the EMTs, but he came out of it and had some liquid glucose. When I came around the corner and saw the ambulance...well...you know.  But, when I came in the room, he was sitting up and eating and knew the date and time and could talk and laugh. The worst had passed. The EMTs cleared him to go home and he slept much of the rest of the day. (I tested him every 1/2 hour, even while he slept, and watched him like a hawk.) 

A week to the day, it happened again. This time we were at home, and he woke up, went to the john, sat on the bed and fell over in a seizure. He was slumped across the bedside table, convulsing. Eyes rolling back, teeth clenched. I grabbed him and started sqirting apple juice-juice towards his mouth, at which point he started gagging. Not good....as I find out. I was screaming for someone to bring the glucogan shot, but they were busy calling 911. My son started coming around, so I quick tested him....371...huh? Must be all the apple juice that is drenching him. Cleaned the finger....164. Huh? was expecting a 20 or 30. Any way, learned a lot. He was checked by a neuro just in case. He had an MRI of the brain and an EEG while he slept, and no issue there. So strickly diabetic. I come from a long line of people who live in denial...so I blame myself for not seeing the wheels coming off.   

"No, you can't go out, you need your sleep.

Yes, you have to eat a full meal here at the table.

No, forget the homework, just go to bed. Turn off facebook. Quit texting girls!

What was your bedtime number? Did you eat a snack with protien?

Goodnight! Love you! "