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<blockquote data-quote="Pneu" data-source="post: 260223" data-attributes="member: 28827"><p>Kylie... This is a difficult question to answer... </p><p></p><p>In some ways your consultant is right... the closer you run your blood glucose to 'normal' levels the greater the risk of hypo's... </p><p></p><p>On the other hand if you can run stable low blood glucose then in my opinion there is nothing wrong with this.. I have run an HbA1c in the low 5's / high 4's for a long time.. I know my body and my diabetes... my consultant is not unhappy with this as I have hypo awareness and test regularly.. I haven't had a serious hypo in years.. </p><p></p><p>Non-insulin controlled diabetics have a much lower risk of hypo (these tend to be the individuals with sub 6% HbA1c's) and therefore can afford to run much tighter control safely than those type II on insulin and us type I's.. I would suggest that as you are newly diagnosed you do run you blood glucose at a slightly higher level.. this will give you more head room to make a mistake... once you get the hang of it and an understanding of your diabetes you can then make the decision to run tighter control should you wish..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pneu, post: 260223, member: 28827"] Kylie... This is a difficult question to answer... In some ways your consultant is right... the closer you run your blood glucose to 'normal' levels the greater the risk of hypo's... On the other hand if you can run stable low blood glucose then in my opinion there is nothing wrong with this.. I have run an HbA1c in the low 5's / high 4's for a long time.. I know my body and my diabetes... my consultant is not unhappy with this as I have hypo awareness and test regularly.. I haven't had a serious hypo in years.. Non-insulin controlled diabetics have a much lower risk of hypo (these tend to be the individuals with sub 6% HbA1c's) and therefore can afford to run much tighter control safely than those type II on insulin and us type I's.. I would suggest that as you are newly diagnosed you do run you blood glucose at a slightly higher level.. this will give you more head room to make a mistake... once you get the hang of it and an understanding of your diabetes you can then make the decision to run tighter control should you wish.. [/QUOTE]
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