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<blockquote data-quote="xyzzy" data-source="post: 289392" data-attributes="member: 40343"><p>As your are a Type 2 diabetic on no medication then you are no different to a non diabetic. You can get low blood sugars just like anyone else and like anyone else your body has built in mechanisms that will kick in a raise your level if it does actually get too low. A Type 1 or insulin using diabetic is told to look out for levels around 4 because of the risk of having a hypo after injecting insulin. If their levels fall below 4 they are advised to take remedial action. You are not Type 1 or taking insulin therefore that rule does not apply to you.</p><p></p><p>From <a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes_care/blood-sugar-level-ranges.html" target="_blank">http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes_care/blood-sugar-level-ranges.html</a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Your 3.7 came about because you walked for an hour. I often get that kind of reading after doing similar walking of the dogs. The important thing to realise in the quote is the "is about 4" bit. That's the average and as such some people will have a natural fasting levels above 4 and some below 4. There are a number of T2's on the forum who's natural fasting level is in the 3's and they don't spend the entire time in a diabetic coma. :lol: If your level goes too low (and too low is different for each of us and even what time of day etc.) then you will automatically compensate by something called a liver dump. This will have happened to you loads of times in your life without you ever realising it or you may have felt a bit woozy or nauseous just prior to it happenning. Your liver will release a load of glucose to restore the balance when it needs to. It is the overriding of this liver dump mechanism by an insulin injection that can cause hypos but as you don't inject insulin that isn't a concern.</p><p></p><p>You seem to be doing amazingly well to so keep it up. I am incredibly jealous of your apparent carb munching capability with the shreddies and the "plenty of carbs" for lunch :mrgreen:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="xyzzy, post: 289392, member: 40343"] As your are a Type 2 diabetic on no medication then you are no different to a non diabetic. You can get low blood sugars just like anyone else and like anyone else your body has built in mechanisms that will kick in a raise your level if it does actually get too low. A Type 1 or insulin using diabetic is told to look out for levels around 4 because of the risk of having a hypo after injecting insulin. If their levels fall below 4 they are advised to take remedial action. You are not Type 1 or taking insulin therefore that rule does not apply to you. From [url]http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes_care/blood-sugar-level-ranges.html[/url] Your 3.7 came about because you walked for an hour. I often get that kind of reading after doing similar walking of the dogs. The important thing to realise in the quote is the "is about 4" bit. That's the average and as such some people will have a natural fasting levels above 4 and some below 4. There are a number of T2's on the forum who's natural fasting level is in the 3's and they don't spend the entire time in a diabetic coma. :lol: If your level goes too low (and too low is different for each of us and even what time of day etc.) then you will automatically compensate by something called a liver dump. This will have happened to you loads of times in your life without you ever realising it or you may have felt a bit woozy or nauseous just prior to it happenning. Your liver will release a load of glucose to restore the balance when it needs to. It is the overriding of this liver dump mechanism by an insulin injection that can cause hypos but as you don't inject insulin that isn't a concern. You seem to be doing amazingly well to so keep it up. I am incredibly jealous of your apparent carb munching capability with the shreddies and the "plenty of carbs" for lunch :mrgreen: [/QUOTE]
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