Hypo unawareness For some people the warning signs that usually accompany hypo unawareness For some people the warning signs that usually accompany hypoglycaemia may be lost.
In hypoglycemic unawareness, the body stops sending its normal warning signs of hypoglycemia, and a child may not realize that blood glucose levels are dangerously low until he or she loses consciousness.
If a child or teen with diabetes starts experiencing low blood sugars without any symptoms, he or she may be developing hypoglycemic unawareness and the child's physician should be notified immediately.