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<blockquote data-quote="graj0" data-source="post: 843367"><p>Sorry, I'm a slow typist. The other replies got in there while I was typing.</p><p></p><p>Hi Denny,</p><p></p><p>welcome to the forum. Personally, I wouldn't call 2 - 3 hypos a week as OK or normal, it suggests BG poor control, for whatever reason. But I'm not a medic and it's only my opinion. I think you have to consider her medication to answer the question properly. If for example she was just taking metformin as is typically prescribed for type IIs, hypos are uncommon, but not impossible. For me, skipping lunch, followed by just a couple of hours of gardening including mowing could do it (shouldn't skip lunch).</p><p></p><p>If she is on any medication that alters the amount of insulin in her body, Gliclazide tablets or insulin injections for example, then it's a different matter. It could very well be that eating later in the day would be of benefit. When you say hypo, are you saying that her BG is going below 4? I believe I'm right in saying that diabetics who take insulin sometime have a snack before bed time, hopefully somebody will answer that later on.</p><p></p><p>Sorry if that's not been that helpful, but can you let us know what meds and when she takes them and what time she eats, that might help others to be a bit more helpful. The main thing to remember is that it's not insurmountable, there is a solution to any difficulty.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="graj0, post: 843367"] Sorry, I'm a slow typist. The other replies got in there while I was typing. Hi Denny, welcome to the forum. Personally, I wouldn't call 2 - 3 hypos a week as OK or normal, it suggests BG poor control, for whatever reason. But I'm not a medic and it's only my opinion. I think you have to consider her medication to answer the question properly. If for example she was just taking metformin as is typically prescribed for type IIs, hypos are uncommon, but not impossible. For me, skipping lunch, followed by just a couple of hours of gardening including mowing could do it (shouldn't skip lunch). If she is on any medication that alters the amount of insulin in her body, Gliclazide tablets or insulin injections for example, then it's a different matter. It could very well be that eating later in the day would be of benefit. When you say hypo, are you saying that her BG is going below 4? I believe I'm right in saying that diabetics who take insulin sometime have a snack before bed time, hopefully somebody will answer that later on. Sorry if that's not been that helpful, but can you let us know what meds and when she takes them and what time she eats, that might help others to be a bit more helpful. The main thing to remember is that it's not insurmountable, there is a solution to any difficulty. [/QUOTE]
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