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<blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 2402484" data-attributes="member: 372717"><p>Are we talking about levels people are comfortable to aim for or levels at which they get symptoms? </p><p></p><p>I think the former is a personal preference which has a lot of individual factors (eg potential bad hypos, need to keep tight levels because of complications, ability to control levels, etc). My T2 dad is 90, and his doctor is happy for him to have much higher levels than many of the T2s on here aim for, just because he's prone to falls and a hypo could be really really bad for him.</p><p></p><p>As regards the symptoms, that also varies a lot. I used to have a T1 work colleague who swore he got hyper symptoms at 8, whereas at the time I could go into the high teens without noticing much. And hypo awareness can be enormously important for insulin users, whether T1 or T2 (or T3c). Mine is not that great, though I haven't lost it completely. The last time I had a bad (trip to hospital) hypo was a couple of years ago, and my endo told me to keep my levels between 6 and 12 to restore my awareness. (Which worked, but it still isn't as good as it was 40 or 50 years ago). Though I aim lower now, I can only afford to do that because I self fund a dexcom.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EllieM, post: 2402484, member: 372717"] Are we talking about levels people are comfortable to aim for or levels at which they get symptoms? I think the former is a personal preference which has a lot of individual factors (eg potential bad hypos, need to keep tight levels because of complications, ability to control levels, etc). My T2 dad is 90, and his doctor is happy for him to have much higher levels than many of the T2s on here aim for, just because he's prone to falls and a hypo could be really really bad for him. As regards the symptoms, that also varies a lot. I used to have a T1 work colleague who swore he got hyper symptoms at 8, whereas at the time I could go into the high teens without noticing much. And hypo awareness can be enormously important for insulin users, whether T1 or T2 (or T3c). Mine is not that great, though I haven't lost it completely. The last time I had a bad (trip to hospital) hypo was a couple of years ago, and my endo told me to keep my levels between 6 and 12 to restore my awareness. (Which worked, but it still isn't as good as it was 40 or 50 years ago). Though I aim lower now, I can only afford to do that because I self fund a dexcom. [/QUOTE]
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