Hypo

[Robertcb]

I am getting a hypo when my blood sugar is at 4.5. Should this be happening?

 

[dannyhopper1]

This was happening to me. My diabetic nurse changed me blood monitor because the 1 a had was not the best


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[pavlosn]

You should only get a true hypo if you are under 4 mmol/l. If you are body is used to much higher glucose levels recently then you may experience a false hypo at normal glucose levels such as 4.5 mmol/l. If so this should stop in a couple of weeks as your body adjusts to operating under normal/lowered glucose levels.

Another possibility is that the meter is not accurate enough to record you actual level which is in fact less than 4 not 4.5

Pavlos


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[Lazybones]

Not everyone can sence their individual Hypo at the same level. Generally a Hypo is considered as being at or below 4.0 mmol/L (Plasma)
Some test meter are notoriously inaccurate (some by as much as 10%) so check the obvious first.
That the meter is correctly calibrated and isn't preset to record/display FULL BLOODS instead of PLASMA levels.

 

[Robertcb]

Thanks everyone.