Boo1979
Well-Known Member
- Messages
- 1,849
- Type of diabetes
- Other
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
I’m T2 and have been on Gliclizide for the last 21 years. Ive managed to keep my hba1c in pre / non - diabetic range without increasing my dose of drugs over the years, but have had to drop carbs lower and lower.
Ive invested in a 3 month supply of sensors to try and get more of a handle on what my sugars are doing as a) with daytime finger pricks on around 30g carbs a day I was getting an almost flatline pattern of results ( not a bad thing but strange given the meds I’m on) b) what variability there was, was mostly in fasting BG without any obvious pattern c) actual hba1cs have been lower than finger prick results would predict
Anyway, 2 sensors in, both of which produce almost identical readings as a finger prick test taken at the same time ( within 0.4mmol).
1) The first 2 week period had most readings in the 4’s & 5’s with occasional excursions into the 6’s while the second period had all readings in the 6’s and 7’s with 1 excursion to an 8. The only sig difference I can see between the 2 periods is that in period 2 my average daily carb intake was lower (21g) than in period 1 ( 39g) with a narrower spread ( 18-23g as opposed to 21-48g) Counter intuitive but interesting
2) period 1 had a lot of overnight readings in the 4’s but no hypos - everytime my BG got to 4.0 it would bounce back up by around 0.7 mmol before tracking back down again ( I would also wake up feeling ravenous when hitting low 4’s).This goes against everything Ive been taught about Glic, which is never to go to bed with readings below 6-7 without eating something first.The only time I ate something overnight to combat the hunger (6g carbs) , my fasting sugars were higher than normal the next morning
It’ll be interesting to track these observations over the next few sensors
Ive invested in a 3 month supply of sensors to try and get more of a handle on what my sugars are doing as a) with daytime finger pricks on around 30g carbs a day I was getting an almost flatline pattern of results ( not a bad thing but strange given the meds I’m on) b) what variability there was, was mostly in fasting BG without any obvious pattern c) actual hba1cs have been lower than finger prick results would predict
Anyway, 2 sensors in, both of which produce almost identical readings as a finger prick test taken at the same time ( within 0.4mmol).
1) The first 2 week period had most readings in the 4’s & 5’s with occasional excursions into the 6’s while the second period had all readings in the 6’s and 7’s with 1 excursion to an 8. The only sig difference I can see between the 2 periods is that in period 2 my average daily carb intake was lower (21g) than in period 1 ( 39g) with a narrower spread ( 18-23g as opposed to 21-48g) Counter intuitive but interesting
2) period 1 had a lot of overnight readings in the 4’s but no hypos - everytime my BG got to 4.0 it would bounce back up by around 0.7 mmol before tracking back down again ( I would also wake up feeling ravenous when hitting low 4’s).This goes against everything Ive been taught about Glic, which is never to go to bed with readings below 6-7 without eating something first.The only time I ate something overnight to combat the hunger (6g carbs) , my fasting sugars were higher than normal the next morning
It’ll be interesting to track these observations over the next few sensors
Last edited: