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<blockquote data-quote="rmz80" data-source="post: 1687303" data-attributes="member: 306547"><p>To add to my previous message; I did read up on hypo unawareness. The idea of having a BG measurement of below 4mmol/L as showing a hypo is not true. It’s just an indicator of a POSSIBLE hypo (to most people). Some people can be as low as 3.3 and still not have a hypo, others may get a hypo at 5.6! <strong>1)</strong></p><p></p><p>Which leads to the question then; just what is a hypo if it’s not determined by just a measurement of BG? From what i’ve read; a hypo has another name... “<strong>sugar drunk</strong>”. The symptoms being similar to “alcohol drunk”.</p><p></p><p>What I think people mean by being “hypo unaware” is being “sugar drunk” without realising the tell tail symptoms. This is especially an issue in people who develop a tolerance to hypos over a few years i.e. usually type 1.</p><p></p><p>This is just the same with people having 3 double whiskies then been “alcohol drunk” without realising. They then think they are ok to drive. In reality; their <strong>reaction times</strong> are way below what’s needed to drive or operate machinery.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps a good saying to remember is; “Below 5; don’t drive”. i.e. make sure you get a reading above 5 before even thinking about driving. This will give you a reasonable safety margin (for most people)</p><p></p><p></p><p>Ref 1) <a href="https://www.uptodate.com/contents/hypoglycemia-low-blood-sugar-in-diabetes-mellitus-beyond-the-basics" target="_blank">https://www.uptodate.com/contents/hypoglycemia-low-blood-sugar-in-diabetes-mellitus-beyond-the-basics</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rmz80, post: 1687303, member: 306547"] To add to my previous message; I did read up on hypo unawareness. The idea of having a BG measurement of below 4mmol/L as showing a hypo is not true. It’s just an indicator of a POSSIBLE hypo (to most people). Some people can be as low as 3.3 and still not have a hypo, others may get a hypo at 5.6! [B]1)[/B] Which leads to the question then; just what is a hypo if it’s not determined by just a measurement of BG? From what i’ve read; a hypo has another name... “[B]sugar drunk[/B]”. The symptoms being similar to “alcohol drunk”. What I think people mean by being “hypo unaware” is being “sugar drunk” without realising the tell tail symptoms. This is especially an issue in people who develop a tolerance to hypos over a few years i.e. usually type 1. This is just the same with people having 3 double whiskies then been “alcohol drunk” without realising. They then think they are ok to drive. In reality; their [B]reaction times[/B] are way below what’s needed to drive or operate machinery. Perhaps a good saying to remember is; “Below 5; don’t drive”. i.e. make sure you get a reading above 5 before even thinking about driving. This will give you a reasonable safety margin (for most people) Ref 1) [URL]https://www.uptodate.com/contents/hypoglycemia-low-blood-sugar-in-diabetes-mellitus-beyond-the-basics[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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