my first hypo :(

While my doctors never discussed hypos, let alone have high BS is a problem as well. A nurse I spoke to warned me the new meds can cause hypos and when I spoke to a decent doctor she was asking how I was managing having had a hypo or two.

Thanks to information available on the net and this forum, with other people being open how they felt and what symptoms they have experienced when they have had hypos. When I had my first one (although a false hypo) I knew what was happening and how to treat it (good excuse for carrying a few sweets).

Do you have a meter to check what your BS is, and if you don't mind saying what meds you are on for the diabetes?

Hi, I know what you mean..
Now if I have a hypo I feel my body telling me to eat whatever my eyes set on, I shake and get frustrated and some times see double.
I don't remember my first hypo as I was a baby at the time, but they can be scary!!

What age were you diagnosed?

With that vast difference in readings of 13.5 after breakfast and the 2.1 before lunch, it could well be worth looking at what you are eating and look to having a snack part way through the morning.

I test before getting up and my readings generally are between 4.4 and 5.5 which gives me my starting point to work from. I tend to have the same breakfast as a result my BS after 2 hours is around 7.5.

Before lunch it can dip to 4.1 to 4.4, got caught out with a 2.9 the other day, down to filling in forms and did not notice the time. I also take a last thing at night reading which is another danger spot if I have messed up with tea and forgot some carbs.

If you have enough test strips worth monitoring for a while at least take readings when getting up then 2 hours after a meals and pre meal, then last thing at night. You may also need to do random testing when you feel things aren't right. Plus if you drive the test before driving rules of being above 5.0 to drive.

This way you can build up a pattern of food against BS and work out what effects you. It would also be worth speaking to your DN as that's a big drop in BS depending on the time span between meals. The DN / doctor can advise you if you need to change the way you take the gliclazide, I would guess a good DN / doctor would want to know what you are eating an when ie time span between meals.

I am still learning about gliclazide and how it effects me as only been on it for a few months, I have dipped below 4.0 on a few occasions, though now have worked out when I am liable to have a hypo, and take corrective action if and when needed.

Hi Josie.
What dosage of gliclazide are you taking and when? I take 100mg a day but don't risk more than 20mg before breakfast otherwise I have hypos -- it may be that you have a similar morning sensitivity.
That being said, what on earth are you having at breakfast to get up to 13.5? If that is your measurement 2 hours after you may need to rethink what you are eating at breakfast -- a spike that big may also be accentuating your gliclazide-assisted BG drop.
I'm sure you'll get things sorted out -- it's just a matter of testing regularly after meals and slightly adjusting time and quantity of dose. But do always check with GP whether your other meds may be having an impact. Good luck!