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My experiences of having a 'hypo'.

Daniel talks about his experiences of having a hypo as a person with type 1 Diabetes. He describes what an aura feels like to him and also how his experiences are different from his friends. He talks about how the symptoms of hypo tend to wear off with time and how useful his CGM device has been to pick up hypos early.

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