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any health risks for type 2 hypoish

Andy12345

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hi, i was wondering if there are health risks for going into the 3s daily? im t2 on 4x metformin per day, im crazy busy at work and really dont have time to go to the quacks at the moment as its near home and im working an hour away which means a 3 hour down time assuming i can get an appointment, anyway... i was 3.1 today and 3.5, 3.7 etc.. im staying under 30g of carb a day and dont want to eat anything that will blow.my carb budget so back to my question, is there any reason to worry about these readings? i have no ill affects, can being in the 3s make me go blind or give me a heart attack or anything else i could do without please? thanks
andy
 
Main risk would be driving, need to be min of 5 Andy. How do you feel with these numbers ? They are borderline hypo so also depends what job you do, heavy machinery etc. Ultimately, we're all individual and better to be lowish than high.
As far as damage to body, I can't see why it would. I'm guessing though. I would think there are many who would love those numbers though !
 
hi, im a stonemason so alot of lifting, forklift driving, van driving etc, but i feel absolutely fine and am desperate for a good a1c in july so if this isnt unhealthy i am very happy with it, if i eat bread chocolate etc it shoots up but while im eating low carb its the same every day in the 3s
 
If you feel fine, that's cool. Just be aware that if you drive less than 5 it's against the law mate. Not sure if this is the same for fork lift. Maybe someone will let us know. I'd still be happier to stay on the lowish side rather than high though.
 
Being in the 3s is risky from the point of view of driving, operating machinery etc. I would up the carbs just enough to move above 4 (and 5 for driving - DVLA rules). I'm no aware that having low BS does any harm to your body.
 
Andy12345 said:
hi, i was wondering if there are health risks for going into the 3s daily? im t2 on 4x metformin per day, im crazy busy at work and really dont have time to go to the quacks at the moment as its near home and im working an hour away which means a 3 hour down time assuming i can get an appointment, anyway... i was 3.1 today and 3.5, 3.7 etc.. im staying under 30g of carb a day and dont want to eat anything that will blow.my carb budget so back to my question, is there any reason to worry about these readings? i have no ill affects, can being in the 3s make me go blind or give me a heart attack or anything else i could do without please? thanks
andy
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Hi, I am T2 on diet only. I regularly get a hypo when walking the dog for the umpteenth time in a day. My lunch tends to be low-carb out of laziness rather than design as I am not into 'low-carbing' by choice. I usually have a salad with sardines and should add more carbs. I hypo around 3.9 bG but have been down to 2.9. I tend to get home to sit, test myself to make sure its a hypo, grab an apple or something like that which fixes me in about 5-10 mins. Sometimes I feel a bit knocked about (bit yucky) for a while afterwards, but otherwise no problems. I've been having hypos for the last 40 years or so and am sure many other people, including non-diabetics (like my son) get them too. At work it was the end of morning shakes/sweats which were resolved by grabbing something ****** from the confectionary machine. I am a bit more scientific about it now.

I did an experiment on one occasion where I sat and waited. My bG went up from 3.9 to 4.2 in about 20 minutes without me doing or eating anything. I like to believe that my liver (what's left of it) came to the rescue, but I wouldn't recommend this.
 
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