Can I ask a question about the two hypo symptoms in
@catapillar's answer?
I get many "false hypos" or confusing symptoms due to other medical conditions - I also have low blood pressure and epilepsy. I get an actual hypo about once a fortnight on average, usually only just under 4.0. My first response isn't to test my blood or eat glucose, but to solve maths problems in my head! i.e. on the basis I can't do maths during a hypo.
From what
@catapillar says, this only approach addresses hypo symptom 2 (the more serious one); so is this a high risk approach? (I don't always have a BG test kit with me, although I always have some glucose with me 24/7. I certainly don't carry a blood pressure monitor with me and there's no method of testing for a partial seizure or one of epilepsy's subtle variations.)
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Hi
@Eldorado
I also get told off by my DSN for keeping my BG too low: my last three Hba1c levels have been about 42 which apparently is too low for a T1*. She's not unduly worried about my small number of known hypos, but the damage caused by hypos I'm unaware of (i.e. between BG readings), which is a valid point. I think I have reasonable hypo awareness, triggered around 4 (hence some false hypos in the low 4s), but as I said, at the time I can't easily tell if it's a genuine hypo or something else, so I may not take the correct and immediate action.
I do get anxious about high BG readings (my late father had T2 and suffered all sorts of complications - I think that (potential) fate worries me more); hence the urge to stay within range AND specifically to aim low.
*Technically I'm an insulin-dependant T3c, but let's not go there.