Anyone else get sick the closer you get to 6.0?

[AngelSix60008]

I was diagnosed earlier this year with type 2 and I take metoforin (.5 g TID) and trulicity once a week. I have lost over 10 kg. My levels can be as high as 12 but usually hold at about 8. I do get down to 6 but below 8 I get dizzy and by the time I get to anywhere in the 6s, I start to fall asleep. I have tried two meters so it isn't the meter.
I mostly use diet for control as the metoformin isn't adjustable like insulin. I usually go low carb but life make the occasional rice dish part of life. Also why would rice be my worst carb? I tried carrot cake verse rice and the rice hit harder.
Is 6 a realistic goal? Is it because it's just been about 5 months? Anyone else get sick at a "normal" level?

 

[J girl]

You should feel great at 6, but it depends on whether your sugars are still falling fast, that can sometimes make you feel tense with adrenaline rushing. If your sugars are stable at 6 for hours, you shouldn't experience any probs. You could drop to 4 and still be ok, but below that have a couple of jelly beans. Better still see your doctor about it - good luck

 

[TigerTailz]

Hi,
I am a newbie diabetic, however have experienced a similar thing. When my bloods are running higher - say 10 - 12 - for at least a few days, when I go to 6 then I get low sugar symptoms - sweats, shakes etc. My Diabetes team explained it was because I'd been running higher, and that when I got better control I would have the symptoms at a lower level. This actually happened - I got better control over my bloods, the numbers were 5 - 7, and then I got the symptoms at a lower number (4 and under.) A couple of weeks ago I had a pneumococcal vaccine, and my bloods have been running high since then. I now notice that I get low blood symptoms at 6 again. The diabetes team have been amazing and encourage me to call them if I'm at all worried. I'm not sure about the rice malarkey- I was advised that rice crispies weren't "the best choice" for brekkie tho!

 

[AngelSix60008]

Thanks. I will keep doing more research. Summer break has messed up my system. Once school starts and I follow a schedule hopefully it will be better.

 

[Lamont D]

What is happening is called a false hypo.
Because your brain is so used to the higher diabetic levels instead of normal levels, once you start dropping into the top end of normal, the symptoms are more pronounced the lower you get. Your brain is telling you through the symptoms you experience it wants to be back, where you feel ok. But that is only making the diabetic levels higher if you keep feeding the symptoms of the false hypos.
If you have a low carb small meal, such as a bit of cheese, the symptoms will ease, and it won't spike you. Which is what you need, a low carb approach, lower your blood glucose levels consistently and get your blood glucose levels back down into normal levels..
Stop the spikes.
Rice is well known for spikes because of the starch content similar to potato. Which is high carbs.
All cereal is usually made from grains, and are high carbs.

Keep experimenting, knowing your intolerance to carbs is good knowledge of what to avoid. A food diary and a glucometer/ cgm is a great tool to discover your intolerance to what your favourite foods do to your blood glucose levels.
There is always an alternative to carbs!