{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6768991d15b96146455e80f3/69b780967ebe44dc8bed5945?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Inside Hypoglycaemia: When Help Turns Into Takeover and Dignity is Lost (#49)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6768991d15b96146455e80f3/1773632394578-da758422-08fd-4bae-a5b5-198a41771273.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>What does <strong>low blood sugar (hypoglycaemia)</strong> really feel like from the inside? </p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of <em>The Diabetic Mammy Podcast</em>, Catherine explores why people often panic when someone with <strong>type 1 diabetes</strong> is going low, and why the instinct to call an ambulance is not always the right response. </p><p><br></p><p>We unpack the reality of <strong>hypoglycaemia behaviour</strong>, the dignity and autonomy of the person experiencing it, and the simple question that helps most: <em>“What do you need?”</em> </p><p><br></p><p>A compassionate look at supporting someone through a low blood sugar safely.</p>","author_name":"Catherine Showler"}