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<blockquote data-quote="GJ300" data-source="post: 2118639" data-attributes="member: 169430"><p>On this though - it’s if you have a severe hypo - it would be barmy to report if you slipped down to 3. whilst driving. All you have to do is pull over, treat it and do not drive until you are ready again (and feel ready). And not feeling hypo at 3.5 is not that unusual as different situations and reasons will apply as to why that is at that time. I.e your readings might be a bit slow as the food is taking longer to process etc. This is why the libre is so good because you can test constantly/repeatedly and tell if your sugars are due to be rising or falling; something all other testing systems neglect due to their simplicity.</p><p> Think a reality check is required sometimes when it comes to interpreting definitions. A severe hypo is when you require intervention or lose control surely? Also not all GP’s really know as much as they should about diabetes and can make rash decisions based on their lack of knowledge - request a second opinion if you can. </p><p></p><p>One other thing: has anyone tried testing the other hand straight after testing one hand, as I find the readings can be quite different - ie left hand is usually best indicator.... heart 1?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GJ300, post: 2118639, member: 169430"] On this though - it’s if you have a severe hypo - it would be barmy to report if you slipped down to 3. whilst driving. All you have to do is pull over, treat it and do not drive until you are ready again (and feel ready). And not feeling hypo at 3.5 is not that unusual as different situations and reasons will apply as to why that is at that time. I.e your readings might be a bit slow as the food is taking longer to process etc. This is why the libre is so good because you can test constantly/repeatedly and tell if your sugars are due to be rising or falling; something all other testing systems neglect due to their simplicity. Think a reality check is required sometimes when it comes to interpreting definitions. A severe hypo is when you require intervention or lose control surely? Also not all GP’s really know as much as they should about diabetes and can make rash decisions based on their lack of knowledge - request a second opinion if you can. One other thing: has anyone tried testing the other hand straight after testing one hand, as I find the readings can be quite different - ie left hand is usually best indicator.... heart 1? [/QUOTE]
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