Almost too low

[highlanderpony]

My metered blood glucose is often below 3 and regularly below 2 making me feel quite poorly
I am on 2x500 mg of metformin 2 x per day pioglitozone 1 in the evening and one gliclazide in the morning I was on two gliclozide in the evening too but have had to stop them due to the hypo effect I am trying to lose weight but struggling due to having to eat carbs when it drops so low. Was trying a low carb diet but that only lasted a few hours until I hypoed yet again I have managed to lose 10 kgs but I feel permanently shaky and sick even more so if I dont eat bread or potatoes at every meal. My calorie intake is now about 1200 little exercise due to needing a knee replacement and very slow weight loss. Not hungry just weak and shaky and vision impaired worst at night and in late afternoon

 

[Grazer]

I think if you want to try and lose weight by low , you need to go back to the doc and discuss your medication.

 

[purplekat]

Definitely go back and talk to your doctor about it, you shouldn't be feeling like that all the time.

Completely unrelated to your post, but is your username related to a (large) pet you might have?

 

[hanadr]

To my simple non-medical mind, that seems like a LOT of medication . Metformin,Piogliatazone and gliclazide
Are you by any chance trying to reduce carbs as well? If so you may well need a reduction in medication
Hana

 

[highlanderpony]

Yes we have two large chunky highland ponies a Dartmoor and a Connemara all of which are very expensive lawnmowers at the minute. I do think the problem is too much medication and trying to lose weight I am due back at the clinic next month so will ask then about cutting it back even more I was on 240 mg of glicazide so I has already been reduced by two thirds