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<blockquote data-quote="Gloucestergirl" data-source="post: 2202926" data-attributes="member: 54959"><p>I've had diabetes for 25 years, since the age of 49 and after going from levels of 22 I would get hypo symptoms when I only got down to 9. It took a while to get down to "normal" levels which at that time were between 4 and 7. I went onto insulin after 8 years and had to make sure I tested frequently. I only needed to give myself about three units per meal but there were quite a few times when I would do a bit more walking or more housework or it was warm or I was stressed and I would go hypo. Several times I would test before going out and after being out for an hour or more shopping I would drive home thinking I was Ok and find that my sugar was 2.9 or even lower and yet I had NO hypo symptoms at all. When I was first diagnosed the doctors etc. were more interested in the high sugar levels but over the years they are more concerned about the lower ones. My diabetes nurse told me to run my sugar levels higher for a few weeks and then should get my hypo awareness back, I tried this and it worked. Another diabetes nurse said that keeping to lower "normal" levels is more for younger people but ones of my age (74) should aim for 8-9 before meals and 10-12 before bed. Sometimes I only need to give myself one or two units per meal and haven't had a hypo for a long time as my levels are usually between those numbers. As for the Freestyle Libre, I would definitely try and get one on prescription. I tried them but had to pay for them but had to stop using them as I have a blood problem and have to be careful of infections so I found them really useful as I never knew that I was going low during the night.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gloucestergirl, post: 2202926, member: 54959"] I've had diabetes for 25 years, since the age of 49 and after going from levels of 22 I would get hypo symptoms when I only got down to 9. It took a while to get down to "normal" levels which at that time were between 4 and 7. I went onto insulin after 8 years and had to make sure I tested frequently. I only needed to give myself about three units per meal but there were quite a few times when I would do a bit more walking or more housework or it was warm or I was stressed and I would go hypo. Several times I would test before going out and after being out for an hour or more shopping I would drive home thinking I was Ok and find that my sugar was 2.9 or even lower and yet I had NO hypo symptoms at all. When I was first diagnosed the doctors etc. were more interested in the high sugar levels but over the years they are more concerned about the lower ones. My diabetes nurse told me to run my sugar levels higher for a few weeks and then should get my hypo awareness back, I tried this and it worked. Another diabetes nurse said that keeping to lower "normal" levels is more for younger people but ones of my age (74) should aim for 8-9 before meals and 10-12 before bed. Sometimes I only need to give myself one or two units per meal and haven't had a hypo for a long time as my levels are usually between those numbers. As for the Freestyle Libre, I would definitely try and get one on prescription. I tried them but had to pay for them but had to stop using them as I have a blood problem and have to be careful of infections so I found them really useful as I never knew that I was going low during the night. [/QUOTE]
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