This reminds me of the argument feminist say that they can do anything a man can do only better . Then men say , Okay you will be drafted into the army . All of the sudden women are weak and not as strong as men . <| sep |> Glucagon , the hormone that raises BG , cannot be released when insuline is highpresent . In non diabetics this is auto regulated , if needed . In T 1 D ' s insuline is always present in form of bolus or basal insuline , thus for example shutting down your pump does not act quickly enough to stop insuline from going low , so that glucagon can be released . Always keep some fast acting carbs at hand . <| sep |> 1068 Toma caseta Z 1909 Short documentary about the Spanish war in Africa . <| sep |> Wow , that ' s really creative . Thanks a lot for the link .