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Is this normal?

Emmar

Emmar

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
Hello. I am Type 2, diagnosed 9 years, diet controlled (badly) until 6 weeks ago when put on Metformin (500mg twice a day). I also eat lower carb. My levels have lowered but still higher than should be - recent HbA1c 7.6% down from 9%. So today I hadn't eaten a great amount, granola for brekkie and egg mayo lettuce wrap for lunch. At 4.40pm I suddenly felt panicky, dizzy, sweating. I think this was a false hypo - unfortunately I didn't have my meter with me so couldn't check my blood sugars. I ate 4 werthers sweets, a bit of a granola bar and a small sausage roll (all I could get my hands on). About 30 minutes after eating by bs was 7.2 - is there any way of extrapolating back to what my sugars were when I felt wobbly? So it's 2 hours later now and my sugars are now 11, but I still feel ill- I feel weak, nervous, and lightheaded - is this normal post hypo (I am aware this can't be a true hypo being type 2). If it's relevant I am pre menstrual. I have also stopped my citalopram medication after 10 years and started a different medication (venlafaxin) in the last 8 days. Any insight would be much appreciated. Thanks.
 
There's no way I know of of extrapolating back to find out your blood sugar when you felt dizzy and sweaty. But, as you've mentioned your meds have been changed, I'd give you doctor/nurse a call just to,ask if this could be related in any way.

Hopefully you won't feel like this again, but perhaps keep your meter near so you can test your blood sugar?

Edited to add that you could also check the patient information leaflet with your new meds to see if these side effects are mentioned.
 
Thanks azure, yes I really do need to carry meter with me - from research these shouldn't be side effects from tablets but who knows how meds can truly affect an individual.
 
Emmar said:
Thanks azure, yes I really do need to carry meter with me - from research these shouldn't be side effects from tablets but who knows how meds can truly affect an individual.
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Very true. We're all individuals :)

I don't know anything about that drug but a quick google suggests others have had sweating episodes so it may be worth letting your doctor know anyway.

You said you hadn't eaten much when you started feeling funny. Perhaps also eat a little more often in case it is related to that?
 
4 worthers seems like a lot and then add granola but without a meter, who knows. It's easy to over treat lows but I have learned one carb raises me 7 points or so 4 Werthers OR the granola would have been too much. I carry my meter EVERYWHERE.
 
Kristin251 said:
4 worthers seems like a lot and then add granola but without a meter, who knows. It's easy to over treat lows but I have learned one carb raises me 7 points or so 4 Werthers OR the granola would have been too much. I carry my meter EVERYWHERE.
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One carb? Like, 1g of carbs? What have you found to eat that is 1g of carbs? Would be good to have something that is reliably 1g of carbs - someone yesterday was asking how to split dextrose tablets...

7 points? Do you mean 7mg/dL? I think that's about 0.4 mmol/l?
 
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From Dr Bernsteins book, might be a useful starting point?
 
Just wanted to make one point.

Although what you experienced was probably a false hypo (since you are a T2) don't make the assumption that it was. :)

You have already decided to carry your meter and test if it happens again - and that is the perfect answer.

But it is worth bearing in mind that there are some (a minority) of T2s who have very real hypos - and they don't necessarily have to be on strong medication to cause it.

I just wanted mention this, because for those individuals the idea that 'it can't be a hypo because they are T2' is actually very inaccurate and can make their lives quite a bit more difficult! :)
 
Totally agree with Brun, I'm sick of the times so called experts on diabetes that have said, if you're type two, you can't have hypos!
You can!
There are so many different types within type two, that to make such a stupid statement is harmful and can have consequences.
There are no hard and fast medical reasons why a type two cannot have numerous and unusual symptoms.
There are posters that have type two and hypoglycaemia and thyroid and pcos, gluten intolerance and so on.
So with that sort of conditions, any symptoms are possibly.
 
Oh yeah!

The original question was about being normal!

Most of us on here don't do normal!
 
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