Really? You cannot hypo unless you are on Insulin? I didn't know this....
If your body is used to high blood glucose, lowering it can definitely feel like being hypo, it's called a false hypo.My question is, how can I avoid night hypos in future. I want to restrict carbs as much as possible but now I understand that it is the lack of carbs in the evening that is causing Glucose to crash? Is it wise to eat more porridge in evening to avoid crash?
When you feel hypo to see what's going on!I have an Acqu-check for blood sugar but not sure when I should be measuring?
I am running around 25 miles a week
HiI am a newbie, so go easy on me please
I have had my first few Night Hypos which I found to be terrifying. I do not monitor my blood but recognised the symptoms ( high HR, Numb lips etc) so quickly ate some sweets and plums and banana and calmed myself down within 10 minutes but really considered phoning 999....
Some background ,I am Type 2 and HBA1C is 71 which is high but down from 94 - 12 weeks previously. I am confident next reading will be in the 50's. I have radically overhauled diet and lost around 30 pounds since start of the year . I'm around 17 stone so still too heavy but losing weight fast. I am running around 25 miles a week and have eliminated all added sugars from diet. My diet is pretty much steel cut oats and blueberries + fish and green veg. ...2 meals a day. I am also now starting to take Metformin twice a day as opposed to just 500mg ) was scared of side effects).
My question is, how can I avoid night hypos in future. I want to restrict carbs as much as possible but now I understand that it is the lack of carbs in the evening that is causing Glucose to crash? Is it wise to eat more porridge in evening to avoid crash?
I have an Acqu-check for blood sugar but not sure when I should be measuring?
Thanks felt like my heart was racing when I woke up. Recorded by sugar at local hospital nurse and was 13nmol but this was because I had extra toast, plums , sweets and Oats as I panicked about the low sugar. Thanks , next time I will check sugar levels when I feel like I am hypo'ing. Just checked my levels before I have dinner and they are 5.6NMOLIts maybe worth saying a hypo is below 3.8 - 4 mmol/l, an HbA1C of 71 means your average daily is 11 mmol/l, down from around 14 mmol/l previously.
Thanks - yes just loaded up on the drums, have just checked pre meal and they are 5.6nmol....I'll check again 2 hours after dinner and then at bed time.Hi
Welcome to the forum. Sounds like you’re making good headway with your diabetes.
I see you have access to a meter which is great. Are you able to test your blood when you have these symptoms?
Got it. So its a bit like an Alcoholic going cold turkey? The body will make someone feel sick as it craves the substance it so readily used to get....If someone checks there levels and it is a fake hypo and levels are normal then I assume you just have to ride it out??If your body is used to high blood glucose, lowering it can definitely feel like being hypo, it's called a false hypo.
Your body will get used to normal levels again.
Every scary thing you read about hypos is aimed at T1's or T2's on much stronger medication or insulin, going hypo is not normally a risk in T2 because hypos are caused by medicatin, not by diabetes itself.
When you feel hypo to see what's going on!
And also before a meal and some 2 hours later to see how that meal affected you.
If you find you are more than about 2 mmol/l higher than before the meal you might want to consider having less carbs for that meal next time.
You might like to have a read of this: https://josekalsbeek.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-nutritional-thingy.html
“Drums” you use the Accu chek mobile? Don’t be afraid to use it when you have the symptoms.Thanks - yes just loaded up on the drums, have just checked pre meal and they are 5.6nmol....I'll check again 2 hours after dinner and then at bed time.
Been using a flash sensor Libre 1 & 2 for a number of years coupled with a non official “3rd party” app, it works great for me on my phone..I have the decoupled Accu Check Instant. The mobile version looks good though. No need for test strips. What are your thoughts on Flash/CGM?
His BG at that time (after some recovery) was 2.9.
2.9 after some recovery, is not normal.Isn't 2.9 a normal value for a healthy and hungry person? Look, this is not a particularly rare phenomenon https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7296129/
Depends, and it's a matter of personal choice too.If someone checks there levels and it is a fake hypo and levels are normal then I assume you just have to ride it out??
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