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Don't be too hard on yourself. You're not alone. It's a learning process and it takes time to build confidence. I was just diagnosed with Type 2. No meds. Had a "hypo" (CGM read 70's and dropping fast). Over-treated it because it was terrifying. Endo said Type 2's on no meds can't hypo. Even if...

What advice did she give about stopping the hypos?

What and how much carb/drink would you suggest for this situation? What if you get a rebound jump in blood glucose?

Wow! I can only dream of eating like you do. I think the dysautonomia relapse is making things more complicated than they should be. It amplifies the false hypos to an intolerable level.

Lol! I'm just trying to figure out how to get back to life with this. I've been stuck in the house with these horrible sugar fluctuations. I'm probably overthinking it. Just want to be prepared for different scenarios. Life just changed to a new normal.

A small handful of blueberries. Two or three strawberries. Maybe too much for my system.

Yes, that's what I read. So I tried strawberries and blueberries and they both spiked my sugar.

I was wondering what everyone snacks on "on-the-go" if you can't have carbs? For example, shopping, work, movie, etc. There's sugar/carbs in just about everything out there. Someone suggested protein bars, but, most have some carbs/sugar alcohols. And what do you eat before working out (sans carbs)?

I love fruits and ate them quite a bit before diagnosis. Now they're off limits. Lol!

I agree. It was overkill. It was the first week I was diagnosed and I thought no big deal I got this diabetes thing. Lol! It's funny how you fall apart when you get diagnosed. I mean, this had been going on for at least a year before diagnosis.

Well said. I'm definitely not managing this properly. The only thing I will note is the one reading I had in the 70's with two arrows pointing down on the Dexcom and a "55 in 20 minutes" alert scared me immensely.

No meds. Just diet. Exercise is limited to slow walks in the house as the dysautonomia has me debilitated currently. Yes, I definitely feel the false hypos. It starts around a glucose of 140 and gets worse as the glucose drops. 150-160 is my happy spot right now. I'm on a Dexcom CGM which is...

Hi there. Newly diagnosed T2D. HgA1C was 8.6 and now 7.2 with diet. Lost 12 pounds. Down to 199 pounds. My issue is that I am managing this on an hourly basis because my glucose levels will spike with even the smallest bit of complex carbs and then drop like a stone. This includes whole grain...