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<blockquote data-quote="bmac2560" data-source="post: 2674734" data-attributes="member: 584536"><p>Hi Nick, You have to excuse me but I am one of those stupid Americans with their own measurement systems. When you are talking about 5 - 8 are you talking about mmol/l? That is a measurement we do not typically use in the U.S. as we tend to use mg/dl. Living in Europe now I am needing to get used to the European measurement (mmol/l). If that is the case, a reading of 5 seems a bit low. I have recently started insulin since my meds were not doing the job anymore and my doctor set my target at 8. When I convert 5 to a scale I am more familiar with I get a reading of 90. That seems quite low (in my totally non medical opinion). There may be a concern about you having a hypoglycemic episode (low blood sugar). I don't think I am too off the mark since the threshold for hypoglycemia is below 4 mmol/l.</p><p></p><p>I have to admit I am not familiar with HBA1C (like I said, Stupid American). My doctors in the past have used A1C as an average metric. Obviously, I have much to learn, <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bmac2560, post: 2674734, member: 584536"] Hi Nick, You have to excuse me but I am one of those stupid Americans with their own measurement systems. When you are talking about 5 - 8 are you talking about mmol/l? That is a measurement we do not typically use in the U.S. as we tend to use mg/dl. Living in Europe now I am needing to get used to the European measurement (mmol/l). If that is the case, a reading of 5 seems a bit low. I have recently started insulin since my meds were not doing the job anymore and my doctor set my target at 8. When I convert 5 to a scale I am more familiar with I get a reading of 90. That seems quite low (in my totally non medical opinion). There may be a concern about you having a hypoglycemic episode (low blood sugar). I don't think I am too off the mark since the threshold for hypoglycemia is below 4 mmol/l. I have to admit I am not familiar with HBA1C (like I said, Stupid American). My doctors in the past have used A1C as an average metric. Obviously, I have much to learn, :rolleyes: [/QUOTE]
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