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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
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Diet drinks - the artificial sweeteners taste vile.
Having to forswear foods I have loved all my life.
Trying to find low carb meals when eating out.
As noted elsewhere, my Libre 2 gave me a low BG warning.
BG just above 3.0 and subsequently around 3.5 for a couple of hours.
After the Libre warning I had a slice of toast with marmalade.
I expected the marmalade to kick in quickly due to the sugar, then the toast to provide a slower release of carbohydrates.
When the first slice had no apparent effect after about 30 minutes I had another slice just in case.
It took the Libre around 2 hours to come up out of the red, when it went almost vertically into the red for high BG.
I checked with a finger prick when the Libre was reading 3.7 and got a result of 4.1 so (perhaps accidentally) quite close.
I am wondering if I chose the wrong food to counter the low BG, or if (as suggested in previous thread) the Libre has a long delay before it comes up after a low.
This raises the question of what I should have eaten.
I don't have glucose tablets or any sugary drinks for a fast hit.
Mainly because I am T2 on Metformin, diet and exercise so don't expect hypos.
Noting that I didn't at any time suffer any hypo symptoms so I assume that my body is quite happy in the low 3s.
BG just above 3.0 and subsequently around 3.5 for a couple of hours.
After the Libre warning I had a slice of toast with marmalade.
I expected the marmalade to kick in quickly due to the sugar, then the toast to provide a slower release of carbohydrates.
When the first slice had no apparent effect after about 30 minutes I had another slice just in case.
It took the Libre around 2 hours to come up out of the red, when it went almost vertically into the red for high BG.
I checked with a finger prick when the Libre was reading 3.7 and got a result of 4.1 so (perhaps accidentally) quite close.
I am wondering if I chose the wrong food to counter the low BG, or if (as suggested in previous thread) the Libre has a long delay before it comes up after a low.
This raises the question of what I should have eaten.
I don't have glucose tablets or any sugary drinks for a fast hit.
Mainly because I am T2 on Metformin, diet and exercise so don't expect hypos.
Noting that I didn't at any time suffer any hypo symptoms so I assume that my body is quite happy in the low 3s.