Hypos

[Debzz_]

Having just read another post I am wondering ... my GP told my T2's don't have hypos - is that correct ?

 

[dancer]

Some Type 2s will be along soon, but I can tell you that some Type 2 medication does cause hypos if not enough carbs have been taken.

 

[13lizanne]

Hi @Debzz_ not only can type 2s have hypos, they can have hypos even when they are diet controlled only. This happened to me one day when our walk on holiday took 3hrs instead of the 1.5 hrs we had calculated. I hadn't eaten since dinner the previous evening so that was 17hrs without food and the walk was really strenuous. I know of several type 2s who are medicated with Gliclazide/ insulin and other bs lowering meds who suffer hypos @ickihun and @leslie10152 are two such. Lots of info if you Google or use search box on home page of this site.

 

[leslie10152]

Having just read another post I am wondering ... my GP told my T2's don't have hypos - is that correct ?

It's best to avoid them. A hypo can take you down very quickly, so be very careful. Learn to read the signs of approaching hypoglycemia.
Sweating
shivering
intense hunger
confusion
loss of fine motor skills
blurred vision
dry mouth
irrational anger.

Be ready to counter these symptoms with some form of carb or sugar compound. Best suited are glucose tablets which are easier to regulate and avoid adverse rebound situations.

 

[Brunneria]

Yup, hypos are very possible for T2s, even without glucose lowering drugs.
But that doesn't make them a common occurrence.

Most T2s who get hypos have another medical condition contributing/affecting their blood glucose control, or an illness (like a virus or something), or they are taking glucose lowering drugs. So it isn't something to worry about, just to be aware that it may happen, under certain circumstances, for some people.

Usually, those of us who do experience T2 hypos are well aware of the triggers, having had hypos before.

 

[ickihun]

Having just read another post I am wondering ... my GP told my T2's don't have hypos - is that correct ?

They are very rare when the type2 is on no lowering agents (tablets or insulin).
Are you on meds? Are you feeling shaky or other ill feelings?

 

[Concordjan]

I had a few hypos, lowest 2.3, when I first started lchf as I was on Gliclazide and hadn't reduced this enough.

 

[Jaylee]

Having just read another post I am wondering ... my GP told my T2's don't have hypos - is that correct ?

Do you have a blood test meter?

I notice in your profile youth take metformin?
Purely anecdotal; my T2 dad was on met, reading in the low teens on his meter in general. Then we reviewed his diet, cutting carbohydrate content by about 60%? He started reading low & the doc took him off the met..

Keeping a log of carb content in meals & blood test results may help your GP change his "position" on BS control with T2s...?

 

[JohnEGreen]

It is rare but I have had a few over the last year or so so it can happen. I have also experienced what are large sudden swings in BG going from approaching 12 down to 4.3 in the space of about an hour not a hypo but extremely unpleasant to say the least.

 

[ickihun]

It is rare but I have had a few over the last year or so so it can happen. I have also experienced what are large sudden swings in BG going from approaching 12 down to 4.3 in the space of about an hour not a hypo but extremely unpleasant to say the least.

Was that on no meds @JohnEGreen ?

 

[Debzz_]

Do you have a blood test meter?

I notice in your profile youth take metformin?
Purely anecdotal; my T2 dad was on met, reading in the low teens on his meter in general. Then we reviewed his diet, cutting carbohydrate content by about 60%? He started reading low & the doc took him off the met..

Keeping a log of carb content in meals & blood test results may help your GP change his "position" on BS control with T2s...?

I wasn't asking in reference to myself - my GP promotes low carbs but he doesn't promote testing of course for T2 - he had made the remark about hypos the day of my diagnosis

 

[ickihun]

I wasn't asking in reference to myself - my GP promotes low carbs but he doesn't promote testing of course for T2 - he had made the remark about hypos the day of my diagnosis

Just remember your journey, not gps!
You are going to discover a lot about YOUR body. I guess with any disease. GPs are general health practitioners. Not specialist. Soon that will be you!