Is this your first wearing of a cgm?I have a new (to me) CGM on (Libre 2 Plus) and after my sourdough salmon sandwich for lunch my blood sugar went up (obviously). After a few hours the CGM showed that my glucose was low, which was confirmed with a finger prick. I felt quite tired so grabbed the only carby thing I had (an apple) and soon felt more normal. Because I don't wear a CGM that often I don't know if this has happened before. I was just wondering if this was normal after a carby meal (the sandwich). An extract of the CGM graph is below.
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I've worn about four CGMs before.Is this your first wearing of a cgm?
Is this your first awareness of a low reading at all?
Did you get symptoms?
Do you know if the CGM is calibrated etc?
Was your finger prick a low?
What did you take to bring you out of the low?
Are you okay now?
keep the readings for future reference to your doctor if necessary.I've worn about four CGMs before.
I've had compression lows during the night previously.
I felt a quite tired.
I didn't calibrate it. I don't think I can.
My finger prick showed 3.5 mmol/L.
I ate an apple (the only carbs I had to hand).
I'm fine now, thanks.
I don't believe this to be a problem, but I'll keep an eye on things.
I didn't think that at all.Hey.. just in case I've come over critical.. don't mean to be at all.
The bacon wasn't all that fatty, and there's a fair bit of fat in tinned salmon, isn't there? Plus I used a fair bit of butter on the sourdough too.Don't forget.. a bacon sarnie is a different game, because you have a lot more fat in the bacon.. salmon is going to be all protein.
for someone thats not on BG lowering meds like insulin then normal bg levels are considered to be more than 3.9I have a new (to me) CGM on (Libre 2 Plus) and after my sourdough salmon sandwich for lunch my blood sugar went up (obviously). After a few hours the CGM showed that my glucose was low, which was confirmed with a finger prick. I felt quite tired so grabbed the only carby thing I had (an apple) and soon felt more normal. Because I don't wear a CGM that often I don't know if this has happened before. I was just wondering if this was normal after a carby meal (the sandwich). An extract of the CGM graph is below.
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My CGM, my BG reading, and my body all said my glucose was low. I feel much better when my blood glucose level is around 4.5 mmol/L, which it normally is in a fasted state.bg meters and cgms, have a 'margin of error'. ie, a reading of 3.5 on a meter could easily be 3.9 in the real world
without bg lowering drugs, its unlikely your bg would continue to drop, but if you feel any of the symptoms of low blood sugar check your BG
I do agree with @searley, did you check your BG levels with a finger prick.It happened again. I had one (fairly big) slice of sourdough with three rashers of bacon. A few hours later I started to feel a bit tired and my glucose was 3.5 mmol/L. I understand that the fat would have lessened (but probably extended) the curve, but why would that give me a low afterwards? I know @Lamont D said to avoid whatever I ate, but I just wondered why. I've added an extract of the relevant CGM graph below. The second "spike" was a pint I had after work.
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What are your symptoms when you first feel as if you are going low?My CGM, my BG reading, and my body all said my glucose was low. I feel much better when my blood glucose level is around 4.5 mmol/L, which it normally is in a fasted state.
Confirmed with a fingerprick or CGM only?and my glucose was 3.5 mmol/L.
First, going below 4 occasionally isn't abnormal in non diabetics, and I wouldn't do too much thinking about it if it were me and the only symptom was feeling a bit tired.It happened again. I had one (fairly big) slice of sourdough with three rashers of bacon. A few hours later I started to feel a bit tired and my glucose was 3.5 mmol/L. I understand that the fat would have lessened (but probably extended) the curve, but why would that give me a low afterwards?
I'm almost out of sourdough, and I will, thanks.But I would still keep an eye on it, reduce the portion size of the bread.
Best wishes.
I felt a bit tired and lethargic and a little bit shaky.What are your symptoms when you first feel as if you are going low?
Before you finger test?
In the first post I confirmed with a fingerprick, but not this time. Though it felt similar.Confirmed with a fingerprick or CGM only?
Those symptoms are very similar to what is commonly known as a sugar crash.I'm almost out of sourdough, and I will, thanks.
I felt a bit tired and lethargic and a little bit shaky.
In the first post I confirmed with a fingerprick, but not this time. Though it felt similar.
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