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The proportion of T1s to T2s (ignoring pre-diabetes and Reactive Hypoglycaemia) alone suggests it makes sense to check which variant of this disease anyone has before moving forward with a directive post.Well I didn't know Mike was just on Metformin.Lol. (had to check his profile which I didn't do earlier). And honestly I just assumed Mike was on Insulin(dont know why). Sorry Mike am new here and didn't know one could check profiles. Lesson learnt.
And you're right, metformin being a Biguanide has little risk of causing a hypoglycemic episode. Emphasis on little risk. However, Metformin(not in combination with other drugs) can cause Hypoglycaemia! This is especially so in patients with Kidney, Adrenal or Liver dysfunction as well as during strenous exercise and in the elderly.So never say never. Also a blood sugar level below 70mg/dL(3.88.mol/L) in a diabetic especially if consistently so, warrants an extra look. It might be nothing...and it usually is most times...but it still warrants a look.
And if you look at my comment I did mention CONSISTENTLY having figures below 4 and not on few occasions. I get figures like that occasionally especially after intense exercise.
Oh! And am from Lagos Nigeria. Not Portugal.
Cheers!!
I disagree with your statement regarding blood scores of 3.88. For a well controlled, unmedicated T2, such as myself, I merely see my body as replicating a non-diabetic individual. Such a replication is my aim. For the avoidance of doubt, I mean, I aim to have my body act as a non-diabetic, rather than necessarily at any particular score. There are a number of T2 individuals on this site who have been fortunate enough to have effectively reversed their diabetic status. Some eat a non-diabetic style diet, whilst others continue of a restricted carb diet.
It is my belief that there are thousands and thousands of non-diabetics running their bloods largely in the 3s every day of their lives. In most instances, how would we know? They don't test, or experience a rather random test if they have a diabetic friend.
For me, I am interested when my bloods drop under 3.2/3.3, as at that point, I am generally pretty hungry, but that's simple enough to fix. I have a working pancreas and a liver that likes to look after me, and I am keen to continue to exercise those, as I would, had I not had that diagnostic test. Clearly, whatever blood score I recorded, I would pay attention to it, if I felt unwell in any way.
I understand cognitive capacity is impacted when one dips into the 2s, and on the occasions, I have been into the 2s I have acted to lift my score immediately, but still only by having a cup of tea or something insignificant.
And, finally, you I did type T2 in error (meaning T1), as referred to in your second response.
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