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chrisbell

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Insulin
I am type two on 50 units of lantus a day, I have had two hypos in 24 hours, gp has said to stop all meds, bloods are still low 4-6 before food, should I do as gp says


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Stop all meds for how long ? Bit vague really ! Are these hypo's regular or literally 2 in 24hrs ?
 
Seems a bit of an overreaction from the GP. I wonder why he didn't just say to reduce your insulin by a few units each day or every other day until you don't ever go below 4; that's a much more scientific and logical approach (sorry but I'm an engineer by training!). 50 units does seem a bit high so perhaps you are a bit overweight and could usefully diet down a bit by lowering your carbs; just guessing? If you do lose weight then the insulin needs would drop anyway due to reduction in insulin resistance
 
I had been on 50 units a day with a average bs reading of 6, for around five months these hypos came out of the blue, had no pre warning as I had in the past


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