ronialive
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I was told and read 2.5 was the diagnostic for a hypo as opposed to a low blood sugar. My cousin just died from a hypo so 3.5 is too low in my book.You see, that's what intrigues me - 2.2 is the clinical definition of hypo and yet Spiker (and many others I guess) has such an extreme reaction to it. I don't. TBH I've only ever seen that level about 3 times over my 5 years or so on insulin and it scared the bejeesus out of me - but not because of my personal experience - only because other people on the forum have told me it should do. In my personal experience it was unpleasant but very easily and quickly corrected with a few sips of Coke.
So what is it that makes some people's reaction so extreme and others' bodies cope pretty well? I'm pretty sure it's nothing to do with ketones - I LCHF at about 50g per day, but at my body weight, that keeps out of ketosis most of the time. Is it that I am LADA and not full Type 1? Does the fact that I still produce some insulin or some other aspect of LADA provide protection in some way when compared to Type 1s? Is it the length of time you've lived with the condition? I'm still a relative newbie. Or is it something as simple as my meter reads high so my 2.2 was actually a 3 and Spiker's reads low, so his 2.2 was actually 1.x if you see what I mean?
Another couple of observations to add to the discussion; I met a girl (full Type 1 who had had diabetes all her life - she was 27 when I met her) about a year ago who woke up hypo, went to get something to treat it but collapsed and had a fit - first time in all those years this had happened to her - she was treated by paramedics and was fine - but they recorded her BG at 2.2 as they were treating her - obviously no idea whether she had been lower; the consultant who told me that 2.2 was the clinical definition of hypo also told me that as a non diabetic he tests his BG fairly frequently out of interest and the lowest he has ever seen his was 2.1 - obviously with no ill effects.
So is it just an individual reaction? Some people's bodies work within slightly different ranges than others?
Smidge