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Is a low HbA1c dangerous in any way?
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<blockquote data-quote="NicoleC1971" data-source="post: 2339302" data-attributes="member: 365308"><p>I have a type 1 friend who likes to keep her sugars very low and did ask about the risks of low blood sugars. She is type 1 so not as low as you! I also asked the same question having noticed that with low carb my hypo tolerance level went lower (i.e. I was technically hypo but did not feel it ). That time I was warned about losing hypo awareness thus it was a safety concern for anyone using exogenous insulin. My friend was told that she risked brain damage with consistently low sugars which makes intuitive sense if the brain is a glucose hungry organ but if you are doing low carb then you may have a great supply of ketones feeding your brain too!</p><p></p><p>As others have pointed out it would seem you have become sensitive to your own insulin again and therefore may not need to inject so much but I am assuming that you are in discussion about this issue bearing in mind that the nurse may have less experience of a type 2 needing less insulin than of type 2 needing more and more of the stuff.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NicoleC1971, post: 2339302, member: 365308"] I have a type 1 friend who likes to keep her sugars very low and did ask about the risks of low blood sugars. She is type 1 so not as low as you! I also asked the same question having noticed that with low carb my hypo tolerance level went lower (i.e. I was technically hypo but did not feel it ). That time I was warned about losing hypo awareness thus it was a safety concern for anyone using exogenous insulin. My friend was told that she risked brain damage with consistently low sugars which makes intuitive sense if the brain is a glucose hungry organ but if you are doing low carb then you may have a great supply of ketones feeding your brain too! As others have pointed out it would seem you have become sensitive to your own insulin again and therefore may not need to inject so much but I am assuming that you are in discussion about this issue bearing in mind that the nurse may have less experience of a type 2 needing less insulin than of type 2 needing more and more of the stuff. [/QUOTE]
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