Have type 2 on metformin but having low blood sugars ranging from 2.7 - 3.8 almost on a daily basis and highs between 7.8-20 .any ideas of what can cause it.
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The highs of 20 are probably to do with diet - but the fluctuations might be reactive hypoglycaemia rather than type two.
Can you supply more information about when you see the extremes and what you are eating in the way of carbohydrates? That might throw some light on the situation.
Can you supply more information about when you see the extremes and what you are eating in the way of carbohydrates? That might throw some light on the situation.
Pasta ,rice and bread mainly . It mainly happens around 17.00-19.00 around 1.5 to 2 hours. Last Saturday though at around 3 pm I had had lunch ,8 was at home watching tv I felt the symptoms of low blood sugar and tested, it was 3.0
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Can I just ask what meter you are using? We recently had a new ember who was getting quite similar readings to you but it was his meter that was the problem. I'm guessing that you are aware that pasta, rice and bread are pretty bad foods for a Type 2 to be eating? They could well be the cause of your high readings..
I have a free style insulin. I eat pasta ECT at work because it is a very physical job loading furniture by hand on to lorries other than that I avoid to many carbs as possible at home and on the weekend
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I'm guessing thats a freestyle insulinx? have you checked your test strip use by date?
Are the high readings after you have eaten pasta etc or generally all the time?
Yeah checked test strips dates they expire 2020. The high ones are mostly after eating but have had high readings of up to 20 in the morning before breakfast
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How long diagnosed? 20's in the morning is pretty high.. I might be tempted to firstly double check the reading by doing a second test and secondly going back to my GP and discussing..
Was diagnosed 2011 . I saw a GP last week and tried to explain the things that have been going on and wad fobbed off and told to book an appointment with the diabetec nurse and discuss it as there is nothing she can do
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Maybe start a detailed log of food and readings and take that along to the DN appointment.. if you are lucky the DN may well be better informed than the GP anyway..If not we can always try to analyse for you..
