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<blockquote data-quote="JoKalsbeek" data-source="post: 2331235" data-attributes="member: 401801"><p>T2's don't <em>usually</em> go actually hypo without some outside help, so if they really are proper hypo's rather than something called a false hypo (which feels exactly the same and thus, horrible, but doesn't have the numbers to back it up), it might be useful for you to get a meter with cheap strips, as you'll need to be testing a lot to see what is workable for you. I was on blood glucose lowering medication for a while, and combined that with low carb eating, meaning I went hypo regularly. (I am not a nice person when I hypo!). So you really need to keep an eye on what your numbers are doing, and go from there. In all likelihood you'll be told not to test, which is the standard mantra for T2's, but I sort of assume you can't just quit the SSRI, as it's not like you're popping those for the hell of it... And you need to know what your blood sugars are doing and how they're affected. <a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog-entry/the-nutritional-thingy.2330/" target="_blank">https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog-entry/the-nutritional-thingy.2330/</a> includes some information on how to test effectively, but let me add this: if you feel off, hypo or hyper or just ill in whatever way, check what your bloods are doing. This is information that may be vital to doctors and nurses that will help you down the line.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoKalsbeek, post: 2331235, member: 401801"] T2's don't [I]usually[/I] go actually hypo without some outside help, so if they really are proper hypo's rather than something called a false hypo (which feels exactly the same and thus, horrible, but doesn't have the numbers to back it up), it might be useful for you to get a meter with cheap strips, as you'll need to be testing a lot to see what is workable for you. I was on blood glucose lowering medication for a while, and combined that with low carb eating, meaning I went hypo regularly. (I am not a nice person when I hypo!). So you really need to keep an eye on what your numbers are doing, and go from there. In all likelihood you'll be told not to test, which is the standard mantra for T2's, but I sort of assume you can't just quit the SSRI, as it's not like you're popping those for the hell of it... And you need to know what your blood sugars are doing and how they're affected. [URL]https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog-entry/the-nutritional-thingy.2330/[/URL] includes some information on how to test effectively, but let me add this: if you feel off, hypo or hyper or just ill in whatever way, check what your bloods are doing. This is information that may be vital to doctors and nurses that will help you down the line. [/QUOTE]
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