After so many years, I've gotten pretty good at recognizing the hypo for what it is. Especially with the spending sprees I can get into. Certain signs are my clues that I have gone hypo, and everyone's signs are different, but one is midnight shopping for events several months away. And more than one packed from UPS in a month is a dead give away. I've learned to reign in my shopping to the less expensive things, and I still enjoy the elevated mood and refuse to "kill" a good hypo.

I live year round with depression, so if I get a hypo, I'm not letting it go unless it starts to slide out of control, something I've also learned to recognize.

With experience, I believe, comes better control over your BP. Just pay attention to the things you experience, write them down in a symptom log if you are afraid you'll forget.