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<blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 1055433" data-attributes="member: 41816"><p>Hi [USER=44668]@jimmyr[/USER]</p><p></p><p>Without a meter, i think the only thing you can do is go by guesstimating your bg allowing for what you have eaten, combined with stress, medication and activity levels. Not ideal!</p><p></p><p>Multiple meters sounds like a very good suggestion, so there is always one to hand, plus maybe a few experiments to see how many g carb will raise you by a couple of mmol/l - just enough to raise you out of the hypo zone without shooting you silly high.</p><p></p><p>In my case, that would be 1.5 milk choc digestives, or a packet Walkers crisps, a small swig orange juice, or similar.</p><p></p><p>As a T2, no bg lowering meds, i am more wary of over treating a hypo, than the hypo itself - but not everyone feels the same.</p><p></p><p>It does sound like a trip to the doc to talk about other possible causes of your symptoms, and maybe a review of meds, is an excellent idea.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brunneria, post: 1055433, member: 41816"] Hi [USER=44668]@jimmyr[/USER] Without a meter, i think the only thing you can do is go by guesstimating your bg allowing for what you have eaten, combined with stress, medication and activity levels. Not ideal! Multiple meters sounds like a very good suggestion, so there is always one to hand, plus maybe a few experiments to see how many g carb will raise you by a couple of mmol/l - just enough to raise you out of the hypo zone without shooting you silly high. In my case, that would be 1.5 milk choc digestives, or a packet Walkers crisps, a small swig orange juice, or similar. As a T2, no bg lowering meds, i am more wary of over treating a hypo, than the hypo itself - but not everyone feels the same. It does sound like a trip to the doc to talk about other possible causes of your symptoms, and maybe a review of meds, is an excellent idea. [/QUOTE]
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