Adrenaline & the 26

I am still recovering from last week's All-Time LOW of 26.  For the most part, EA's Lows tend to be in the 60s and sometimes a rare 50.  However, last Tuesday we were at the park, playing up a storm.  She ate an ice cream which I did not cover, and she was in the 120-150 range all afternoon.  At dinner, I thought I correctly bolused for her meal, but in retrospect, I didn't account for her exercise earlier.

I tried to drop her off at Tuesday night class at church, but she greatly resisted me.  I was torn on what to do, but finally went with my gut and kept her with me in the adult service.  As we walked to the sanctuary, I realized she was going Low, so I gave her a Juice...my one and only in my too small D-bag.  (EA unfortunately, will not use anything but juice to treat her lows...I've tried gluco-tabs & candies) Throughout the service, I kept checking her sensor, watching her BG rise to 115, so I felt she was ok.

She sat on my lap for the entire service until around 8:30 when she let out a little moan as her sensor alarmed at the same time.  I did a quick finger stick and about had a D-Mama heart attack to read 26, with a lot of insulin still on board.  AND, NO JUICE IN MY D-BAG!  I felt a surge of adrenaline and started to gather things up, when I stopped to double check the meter...maybe it said 62 and I read it wrong?  Unfortunately, it still said 26, so I carried my 5 year old down 3 flights of stairs with several bags, my entire body shaking.  In my mind, I was wondering if she was going to have seizures and what should I do, etc.   I saw a gentleman I knew, so I told him I needed his help to get juice.  We ran down another 3 flights of stairs to the cafe in the basement, but all the juices were locked up since the cafe was closed.  I remembered juice in the nearby toddler room, so he quickly got me two cups which EA downed along with some Peanut Butter crackers.  She finally came up to 130 via finger stick and started to behave like herself.

I however, am still struggling with 26 and feel a bit traumatized.  I know technology is not perfect, but I've come to rely on the sensor so much, it's shaken me a bit.  The realization that if I had left her in class, she would've had 2 lows with people who may not know what to do, with only ONE juice box, relying on a sensor that was NOT working.  I love you CGM, but I am a bit more wary of you now, Buddy.  EA does not tell me or others that she feels Low, and she doesn't really have a lot of symptoms that clue one in on her Lows, like she did when she was younger.  CGM has been a God-send for predicting her Lows...when it's accurate.  The other thought that went through my mind was: If I have been with her and Diabetes for 4 years and I missed it...how can I expect others who don't have the same experience to catch it?

So, we went slow the following two days and I slept as much as possible to try to recover.  My muscles were sore all over, and I assumed it was muscle tension from the adrenaline rush.  How do these hard Diabetic experiences affect you?