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<blockquote data-quote="Mep" data-source="post: 1749596" data-attributes="member: 211362"><p>It's probably a good idea to start a separate post. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Although I will answer your question for you..... for me when I fall below 5 on the meter I start to feel it and it's usually because of the speed of the drop of my sugar levels I believe. Eg. I will be 5 on the meter and 15 mins later I'd be sitting on 3.9 or something like that. My endocrinologist advised that if you are getting hypo symptoms, don't ignore the symptoms and treat the hypo. I find personally that I rarely feel hypo when my sugar is in normal range or more on the high side. The only time I can get confused is when I have a migraine as I get more hypos during migraines and also my migraines give me similar symptoms to hypos at times so I have to be extra vigilant. Although on saying that I will always check my sugar on my meter any time I feel strange. On the odd occasion I may not feel too bad and I'm in the 3's on my meter.... when I treat it I then get the hypo symptoms when my sugar levels are coming back up. So I hope my experience helps shed some light for you. We're all different though. I was told by my endo to know your 'safe' number.... that's the number you shouldn't go below otherwise you risk getting a hypo. For me that number is 5 and that was on advice from my endo too. He's right... any time I fall below 5, I'm in trouble. Maybe that is something for you to consider too. Your safe number may be different to mine, but always good to give yourself a target to avoid hypos. I wish you the best. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mep, post: 1749596, member: 211362"] It's probably a good idea to start a separate post. :) Although I will answer your question for you..... for me when I fall below 5 on the meter I start to feel it and it's usually because of the speed of the drop of my sugar levels I believe. Eg. I will be 5 on the meter and 15 mins later I'd be sitting on 3.9 or something like that. My endocrinologist advised that if you are getting hypo symptoms, don't ignore the symptoms and treat the hypo. I find personally that I rarely feel hypo when my sugar is in normal range or more on the high side. The only time I can get confused is when I have a migraine as I get more hypos during migraines and also my migraines give me similar symptoms to hypos at times so I have to be extra vigilant. Although on saying that I will always check my sugar on my meter any time I feel strange. On the odd occasion I may not feel too bad and I'm in the 3's on my meter.... when I treat it I then get the hypo symptoms when my sugar levels are coming back up. So I hope my experience helps shed some light for you. We're all different though. I was told by my endo to know your 'safe' number.... that's the number you shouldn't go below otherwise you risk getting a hypo. For me that number is 5 and that was on advice from my endo too. He's right... any time I fall below 5, I'm in trouble. Maybe that is something for you to consider too. Your safe number may be different to mine, but always good to give yourself a target to avoid hypos. I wish you the best. :) [/QUOTE]
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