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Low without feeling it

rebetic

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Today i woke up and i checked my bg libre said i was LO and i was like i had pasta for dinner you lying piece of **** i didnt feel a thing then i wanted to make sure i’m not low so i checked my blood it actually was 34! Which is 1.8 I was freaking out like how can i be this low without feeling it i been diabetic only for a month and a half so its not about hypo awareness
Im afraid i wont notice anything when im asleep until its too late
 
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Hi @rebetic ,

If I remember rightly you use Lantus as a basal?
If you are newly diagnosed, it may well be the "honeymoon" period where your pancreas is unhelpfully still spluttering out a little insulin before it finally stops. Which will hopefully give you a little more stability in your managment when it finally does?

The Libre, is a great tool to tell you where you've been. Have you considered adding a Bluetooth transmitting device like a Miaomiao. Alarms can be set to catch those lows.. An app like "XDrip could also help with predictions?

Edited to ads a screenshot to illustrate what I mean.)

 
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Yes i use lantus but im pretty sure im not on my honeymoon period i tried eating without insulin it went to 240
Maybe after the crisis i’ll order one ty
 
Hi
Did you have alcohol during afternoon or evening? Can cause a delayed downturn in b gl. As per ads for drink driving it can still be in your bloodstream 12 hours later and distract your liver from converting carbs as normal.
 
This Can only happens when your blood sugar remains low most of the time(from last some days)...then our body got habitual about low blood sugar and don't show the symptoms of low blood sugar....
I suggest you to please maintain your blood sugar under the range for 7 to 10 days then you will again be able to feel the symptoms of hypoglycemia..
 
rebetic said:
Yes i use lantus but im pretty sure im not on my honeymoon period i tried eating without insulin it went to 240
Maybe after the crisis i’ll order one ty
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you can still be in a honeymoon period even requiring insulin, you require less than what you would if you weren't in the honeymoon period, I only required 1 unit basal insulin for 2 years and had a good insulin to carb ratio so I wouldn't rule the honeymoon out xx
 

Hi,

Are you possibly meaning keeping BGs over 7 & around 10 for a couple of weeks to regain hypo awareness?
 
Hello
If the lows are happening for a while without you feeling them then I suggest you should try and stay a little higher than you usually do for 2-3 weeks time. I had this problem a while ago and this is how I did it. Try to stay around 6-7 for a while. Don't go lower than 6 and after 3 weeks you should start to feel again as soon as you go lower than 4.
I hope this helps.
Good luck!
 
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