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<blockquote data-quote="Benny G" data-source="post: 2022894" data-attributes="member: 495918"><p>Several reasons. As control is tightened you are much closer to the hypo tipping point, therefore always close to hypo. </p><p>Hypo awareness. Your body adapts to whatever your regular blood glucose level is. For instance if your control is poor and your levels are usually between 9 and 15 then if your glucose dropped to 5 or 6 you may experience a false hypo. If your control is tight and levels are usually between 4 and 6 then each little hypo can reduce hypo awareness. (By the time I feel a hypo coming on my glucose level is usually around 2.5) This lack of hypo awareness makes severe hypos more likely as you do not feel them creeping up.</p><p>I use libre and blucon with a smartwatch to allow alarms to warn me. Without adequate monitoring tight control is too risky.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Benny G, post: 2022894, member: 495918"] Several reasons. As control is tightened you are much closer to the hypo tipping point, therefore always close to hypo. Hypo awareness. Your body adapts to whatever your regular blood glucose level is. For instance if your control is poor and your levels are usually between 9 and 15 then if your glucose dropped to 5 or 6 you may experience a false hypo. If your control is tight and levels are usually between 4 and 6 then each little hypo can reduce hypo awareness. (By the time I feel a hypo coming on my glucose level is usually around 2.5) This lack of hypo awareness makes severe hypos more likely as you do not feel them creeping up. I use libre and blucon with a smartwatch to allow alarms to warn me. Without adequate monitoring tight control is too risky. [/QUOTE]
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