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<blockquote data-quote="marleemacd" data-source="post: 101824" data-attributes="member: 19154"><p>Hi there,</p><p></p><p>I was hoping you wise and experienced folk might be able to help with a query.</p><p></p><p>Is it possible to get your blood sugar down a bit too low? I've started to find fasting readings in the 3s. Looking back I can see that a couple of months ago they were 5s and 6s, with the occasional 4. </p><p>When I'm at work (undemanding desk job) my 2 hour post lunch reading can be a 4 or a 3.</p><p></p><p>I'm a Type 2 taking metformin 1000mg a day, since diagnosis 6 months ago I've lost 50lbs - my consultant thinks the weight loss is the main factor in the change in my HbA1c (from 9.5% to 5.9%) I don't count carbs but gave up potatoes, rice, pasta, milk, fruit, all the usual suspects.</p><p></p><p>When I was diagnosed I was in hospital with breathlessness and told I had DKA, but I also had a pulmonary embolism. Initially I was thought to be a type 1, so I did take insulin for a while, and came to be familiar with hypos. As a 1, I was told that "4 is the floor" and I should always act by taking some glucose. I read that as a 2 on metformin I wouldn't experience hypos, and my point is, sorry, finally I get to it....I don't feel anything at all when my readings are in the 3s. When it's a fasting reading I'm always about to eat breakfast anyway. Should I be worrying about these lows? Should I pay more attention to my readings as opposed to just seeing them as "doing fine" Am I likely to find that my next HbA1c (January) is much higher because I'm missing so many highs? Is it also inevitable that the liver will dump glucose when the blood sugar level is too low?</p><p></p><p>I'm sorry to ask so many questions and give a long explanation, hope I've made sense.</p><p></p><p>Cheers</p><p></p><p>Marlee</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="marleemacd, post: 101824, member: 19154"] Hi there, I was hoping you wise and experienced folk might be able to help with a query. Is it possible to get your blood sugar down a bit too low? I've started to find fasting readings in the 3s. Looking back I can see that a couple of months ago they were 5s and 6s, with the occasional 4. When I'm at work (undemanding desk job) my 2 hour post lunch reading can be a 4 or a 3. I'm a Type 2 taking metformin 1000mg a day, since diagnosis 6 months ago I've lost 50lbs - my consultant thinks the weight loss is the main factor in the change in my HbA1c (from 9.5% to 5.9%) I don't count carbs but gave up potatoes, rice, pasta, milk, fruit, all the usual suspects. When I was diagnosed I was in hospital with breathlessness and told I had DKA, but I also had a pulmonary embolism. Initially I was thought to be a type 1, so I did take insulin for a while, and came to be familiar with hypos. As a 1, I was told that "4 is the floor" and I should always act by taking some glucose. I read that as a 2 on metformin I wouldn't experience hypos, and my point is, sorry, finally I get to it....I don't feel anything at all when my readings are in the 3s. When it's a fasting reading I'm always about to eat breakfast anyway. Should I be worrying about these lows? Should I pay more attention to my readings as opposed to just seeing them as "doing fine" Am I likely to find that my next HbA1c (January) is much higher because I'm missing so many highs? Is it also inevitable that the liver will dump glucose when the blood sugar level is too low? I'm sorry to ask so many questions and give a long explanation, hope I've made sense. Cheers Marlee [/QUOTE]
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