low carb diet and I have low blood sugar ......

[davidfsavage]

Hi I am newly diagnosed with type 2 and since my diagnosis 5 weeks ago I have been taking very few carbs ie no fruit and doing Atkins diet .phase 1 .
I took a blood glucose reading yesterdayfor the first time ......... before food and it was 1.8 mmol yet I felt ok.....
I then ate an apple baked beans and sausages ( I wouldnt normally eat the apple or beans but I was worried about low sugar) and two hours later my sugar had risen to 4.2.
Does anybody know if this is ok for someone on a low carb diet or are my sugars too low.
I also wonder if as I am burning ketones due to the low carb diet then this makes up for the low blood sugar
I am also on 1500 mg of metformin..
regards
Dave

 

[miahara]

To be honest Dave I think your sugars are far too low. If you are getting a reading of 1.8 I'm surprised you've not gone 'hypo'. Are you sure your meter is calibrated correctly?

Dave

 

[Indy51]

I also have suspicions about the 1.8 reading with no symptoms - I'd always test again if I got an anomalous reading like that.

If you're Type 2, not on insulin or a drug that stimulates production of insulin, and you're not having any symptoms of hypoglycemia, I'd be surprised if you really have anything to worry about. I think we all have homeostatic mechanisms that keep our BG under control as long as we're not bombarding our bodies with insulin/BG raising foods. I've seen unmedicated Type 2's on the forum who regularly have readings in the 4's and even 3's without issue. Different story if you take medication though.

 

[davidfsavage]

Thanks for the replies guys...well I was feeling very tired, my nose is very cold a(unusual for me ) and my nephew said I was pale ... so maybe there are symptoms there... but no shivering or sweating etc...
I have eaten more food to be on the safe side .. and my body is now used to using ketones after 5 weeks of attkins ...as not type 1 so there is no insulin crash...but the readings surprised me... I have sent for another meter (the one advertised on this site) just to be sure...until I check it I will eat more carbs and put in another meal ...

regards