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<blockquote data-quote="DCUKMod" data-source="post: 2135813" data-attributes="member: 345386"><p>Annabell - the meds you describe there encourage you body to work harder to reduce your blood sugars, so you do have to be mindful of hypos. I'm not disputing it happened, but did you double check your 2.8 at the time? How did you feel at that level?</p><p></p><p>In terms of how you treat a hypo, I would say that depends how low you find yourself and where your next meal is on the agenda.</p><p></p><p>It sounds like you did the right thing to take a couple of glucose tablets, to tide you over. Did you test yourself again after 15-30 minutes to check the glucose tablets were bringing the numbers back up again? If your next meal is some time away, then you may need to back up the glucose tablets with something else, just to keep those numbers in check.</p><p></p><p>If you find this happening regularly, then it would be wise to see your Doc for a meds review, as it could be possible to reduce your meds a bit. In the meantime, please keep an eye on things and ensure you always have hypo treatments with you.</p><p></p><p>If you drive, please ensure you are testing before you drive, and every 2 hours of a longer journey.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DCUKMod, post: 2135813, member: 345386"] Annabell - the meds you describe there encourage you body to work harder to reduce your blood sugars, so you do have to be mindful of hypos. I'm not disputing it happened, but did you double check your 2.8 at the time? How did you feel at that level? In terms of how you treat a hypo, I would say that depends how low you find yourself and where your next meal is on the agenda. It sounds like you did the right thing to take a couple of glucose tablets, to tide you over. Did you test yourself again after 15-30 minutes to check the glucose tablets were bringing the numbers back up again? If your next meal is some time away, then you may need to back up the glucose tablets with something else, just to keep those numbers in check. If you find this happening regularly, then it would be wise to see your Doc for a meds review, as it could be possible to reduce your meds a bit. In the meantime, please keep an eye on things and ensure you always have hypo treatments with you. If you drive, please ensure you are testing before you drive, and every 2 hours of a longer journey. [/QUOTE]
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