Fasting and BG levels

[XIX]

Right, recently I've been skipping a couple of meals unconsciously due to time constraints and I've noticed that if I don't eat for a prolonged period of time (more than ten hours or so), then my BG drops quite significantly and I have actually hypoed from it. I was just wondering if anyone knows why this decrease happens because as far as I'm aware, the alpha cells in diabetics still work normally so glucagon should be produced when glucose gets too low??

I think I might be honeymooning as I had a bit of pad thai and about two scoops of ice cream at about 4pm without injecting any insulin and my BG just now was 5.3 (no exercise or alcohol either)?! Does anyone know how to prevent hypos - especially overnight - as I'm actually scared to go to sleep now.

 

[jules65]

This happens to me, but I have an excuse - my whole pancreas was surgically removed, so I know I have no glucagon to rely on. I guess that those Type 1's with pancreas still in situ have no way of knowing if the alpha cells are working? Hopefully someone knowledgeable may have an answer for you

 

[Spiker]

It's nothing to do with beta cell function. It means your basal rate/dose is too high. You have been inadvertently doing a fasting basal rate test. You most likely need to lower your basal and raise your carb ratio. You may need to slightly lower your correction ratio too.

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