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Bedtime reading

Ange1a65

Ange1a65

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
Hi, sorry to ask another question. Had my 6mth check with DN, I am type 2 on diet only ( due to reaction to meds) kept a food diary for 3 mths and readings which ranged from 5-9 on worst, but when comes to bedtime my readings cn be down to 3-4.
She said it was nothing to worry about but have a snack before bed,but stressed I still need to lose weight even though I have dropped 17lb.
My real worry is the low reading as I am not doing anything different (as have mobility illnesses) just confused and worried.
 
What is worrying you about having low blood sugar levels?
If you were a type one taking insulin I could understand the advice to eat something, but as you appear to be type two you might simply be less insulin resistant during the evening.
As you are not on medication you should not go hypo
 
How do you feel when your readings are low?
Do you have the dawn phenomena which means, like me, you wake up higher than when you go to bed?
If so, a low reading at bedtime shouldn't matter as your liver will kick in with a glucose dump.
Hubby is type 1 and I wouldn't let him go to bed on a 3/4 reading though as he would hypo.
 
I experience sweating, blurred vision in one eye, shaky, sleepy and bit panicky.
I have tried meds but reacted to them but I do most meds as I have numerous allergies
 
Ange1a65 said:
I experience sweating, blurred vision in one eye, shaky, sleepy and bit panicky.
I have tried meds but reacted to them but I do most meds as I have numerous allergies
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In that case you do need to eat or drink something when you are low. Doesn't have to be hugely calorific. Hubby is fine with just a glass of orange juice. Lots of people on here go for a few jelly babies. That shouldn't affect weight loss too much.

I can't take meds either, they make me feel awful .. but then luckily my body doesn't seem to do hypos.
 
Some of this might be because you are frightened of the potential hypo? We hear so much of the dangers of it for a Type 1 that its hard not to react to it as a Type 2. The first time my freestyle sent me a " low glucose" message with a reading of 3.6 my heart started fluttering a bit too , but I now know that was my reaction to the news, not because it was particularly dangerous for me.

I wear a freestyle monitor. I have now had a number of readings gong down to 3.6 , my body has automatically kicked into to increase them back again to low 4's within a few minutes. I get a lot of readings in the 4's and view then as an occasion to rejoice.

Normal blood sugars are apparently largely in the range 3.9 to 6.6 and for most " normal" people going down to 3.3 is quite normal.
If the low really bothers you, then I find something tiny - like a couple of berries is enough to make it move upwards.
 
Oh that's reassuring.....I suppose I am still getting used to all this....only 6mths diagnosed.
Thanks all for the advice and apologise for keep asking questions. :-)
 
Ange1a65 said:
Oh that's reassuring.....I suppose I am still getting used to all this....only 6mths diagnosed.
Thanks all for the advice and apologise for keep asking questions. :)
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That's the only way we learn .. you ask as many questions as you like.. I certainly do :)
 
Many people suffer from hypoglycaemia without having diabetes. It is possible you are experiencing both problems at the same time.

What do you have for your evening meal? If it is high in carbs or high-GI, this can contribute to going low later.
 
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