Is it a Hypo?

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Hi all, I keep getting these feelings like I am having a hypo but when I check my BS it's always between 4 and 4.8, the lower it is the worse I feel. After I've eaten I feel ok again.

So, is it possible to have an hypo between 4 and 4.8mmol or is it just a warning that I am heading towards a hypo?
 
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sugarless sue said:
This is just hypo awareness.....a good thing ! :D

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Thanks for your prompt reply.

If this is "hypo awareness" I'd hate to have a "real" hypo. :shock:
 
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It's not a lot of fun ! Good Hypo awareness let's you treat it before it goes down too far !
 
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Hi Ka-Mon,

The lower your HBA1c then the more difficult it is to avoid. My last HBA1c was 4.9 and I am trying to raise it as when I get towards 4 .2 to 4 .5 then I know I have to eat. This doesn't give me a lot of leeway. I stayed with an HBA1c of 5.2 for ages and did not encounter these problems. I also cannot gain weight even though I eat well, underweight now and am having several tests to rule out other possibilities that are not diabetes related. I have hypo'd a couple of times which is not nice and the fact that I am diet controlled proves that hypos can occur for anyone. Good control can be a curse and a blessing. :roll:
 
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Hi Catherine,

I really don't like my BG going below 5 because I start getting that "hypo feeling". I eat if I do but it's not always possible, especially if I'm out. I'm not sure if I ever got as low as 4.2 or below when out and about but I know I have to eat when I get to around 4.8 because I feel horrible and start getting a headache. When out one day last year I think I had a hypo because I started staggering about but didn't have my meter with me so don't know if my BG went below 4 or not, felt a lot better after a bacon sarnie and a mug of tea. A bacon sarnie and tea never tasted better than it did on that day. :lol:

I am on up to 4 Metformin a day, depending on what I eat, and I do eat well of everything, portion controlled of course. But even so I'm down to 11 stones from 13 and still losing weight. I'm almost down to a size 30, the same weight/size I was when I got married back in the 70's. :D

I hope your tests don't prove anything sinister.
 
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Keep a roll of glucose sweets in your pocket, bag, car etc. Then you can treat it quickly whilst you're on the move.
 
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SophiaW said:
Keep a roll of glucose sweets in your pocket, bag, car etc. Then you can treat it quickly whilst you're on the move.
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I did last year but kept forgetting to take them with me. Then my son found them, tried one and they were gone. LOL. I really should get some more but keep forgetting. Maybe it's true what they say about diabetics and short memory problems...in my case anyway. :lol:
 
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