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<blockquote data-quote="Pneu" data-source="post: 214632" data-attributes="member: 28827"><p>4 mmol/l is normally quoted as the 'floor' for blood glucose or a 'hypo' but in reality many non-diabetics will have fasting glucose anywhere between 3.6 - 4.5 mmol/l. The reason its quoted is because if you drop much bellow 3 mmol/l then you can quickly start to have some rather serious problems... I believe at around 2.7 mmol/l brain function becomes impaired and thing's only gets worse as you drop lower, ending in coma and possibly death. Obviously non-diabetics don't take drugs that can drop there blood glucose below what is considered safe and therefore diabetics must be conscious of the hypo menace. </p><p></p><p>Everyone's body will begin to react to low blood glucose at a different mmol/l and this pretty much depends on the tightness of your control... for instance if your BG's are regularly 5 - 7 mmol/l then you may get a reaction at 4 - 4.5 mmol/l if you BG's are regularly at 4.5 mmol/l then you would have to go lower to get the reaction; this is what's known as 'hypo awareness'. </p><p></p><p>Feeling a hypo often also depends on how quickly your BG's drop... for instance in a situation where my BG's drop quickly (say after exercise) I may feel hypo at 4.0 - 4.5 mmol/l even though I normally run my fasting glucose at these levels... however if they have dropped slowly over a period of hours then I might not feel a hypo until 3.6 - 3.8 mmol/l.</p><p></p><p>Target BG ranges are therefore normally decided on a personal basis with your HCP and they should come to a decision with you about what range you should be running vs. the risk of complications from running those BG's.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pneu, post: 214632, member: 28827"] 4 mmol/l is normally quoted as the 'floor' for blood glucose or a 'hypo' but in reality many non-diabetics will have fasting glucose anywhere between 3.6 - 4.5 mmol/l. The reason its quoted is because if you drop much bellow 3 mmol/l then you can quickly start to have some rather serious problems... I believe at around 2.7 mmol/l brain function becomes impaired and thing's only gets worse as you drop lower, ending in coma and possibly death. Obviously non-diabetics don't take drugs that can drop there blood glucose below what is considered safe and therefore diabetics must be conscious of the hypo menace. Everyone's body will begin to react to low blood glucose at a different mmol/l and this pretty much depends on the tightness of your control... for instance if your BG's are regularly 5 - 7 mmol/l then you may get a reaction at 4 - 4.5 mmol/l if you BG's are regularly at 4.5 mmol/l then you would have to go lower to get the reaction; this is what's known as 'hypo awareness'. Feeling a hypo often also depends on how quickly your BG's drop... for instance in a situation where my BG's drop quickly (say after exercise) I may feel hypo at 4.0 - 4.5 mmol/l even though I normally run my fasting glucose at these levels... however if they have dropped slowly over a period of hours then I might not feel a hypo until 3.6 - 3.8 mmol/l. Target BG ranges are therefore normally decided on a personal basis with your HCP and they should come to a decision with you about what range you should be running vs. the risk of complications from running those BG's. [/QUOTE]
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