Last night I had a really weird and bad low, maybe the worst I've had around another person in my adult life. For reference I'm 27 and was diagnosed with T1 at age 4. I've had lows in the 20's, and I've even registered off the charts with a "Lo" reading from my meter. Last night I got defiant, quiet, sweaty, confused and just generally weird. It hit me real fast. My meter read 39, but I'm sure it dipped even lower than that. Sounds normal, but it felt different. I was drunk, for one. It really scared my partner who had never had to deal with me in that state before, poor thing. I said to them, "This is one of the worst lows I've ever had," which got me thinking.
By far the worst one I've had was 3 or 4 years ago. Again I had been drinking. I was at a bar after hours with some friends who worked there. I left impulsively, alone. I lived about a mile away and made that that mile walk to and from downtown almost daily. It was pretty much a straight shot. I left the bar, and no more than 4 blocks later I veered off up some stairs to a little area above a tattoo shop. It served as a low foot traffic alley or shortcut, but I had never been up there before. Why did I go? Who knows. All I know is that I woke up no more than an hour later to some people putting a blanket over me as I laid on the roof of the place. I specifically remember saying to them, "Oh, I don't intend on staying here all night," as I gathered my things and continued on my trek. Another 5 blocks later I eyed a bush that had a nice little alcove under it and apparently decided to curl up under and snooze for a bit longer. I woke up and headed homeward but once again veered off track. I woke up, I believe around 5am in the middle of a park. This park was not along my normal route. I had gone a few blocks in the wrong direction. Finally I made it home and got some carbs in me. I know it may sound like I was just super drunk, but I definitely was not. I am sure, however, that the alcohol did not help the situation. Even when I was "asleep" that night I think that I was just laying there discombobulated as my body did all it could to pump some glucose into me. I'm a moderate drinker and even when I'm wasted I don't do weird shit like that. I don't leave the safety net of my friends to walk home alone for no reason. Never before nor after have I woken up somewhere I did not intend to fall asleep. Super low blood sugar is a helluva drug!
TLDR: The weirdest/worst low I had lead me to randomly fall asleep 3 separate times on a one mile walk home, alone.
Writing this out I'm thinking, wow I sound like a crazy person. But I'm sure I'm not alone. Tell me your stories!!
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