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<blockquote data-quote="cugila" data-source="post: 134222" data-attributes="member: 15325"><p>Whether you are having high blood glucose levels (Hyperglycaemia) or low blood Glucose levels (Hyperglycaemia) both have effects on your body and on your Diabetes. You should try to stay within your target levels at all times. The odd 'blip' doesn't matter too much.</p><p></p><p>However if you consistently remain at high levels then this can have serious consequences increasing the risk of Diabetic complications, Neuropathy, Retinopathy etc something we should all try and avoid. Whilst you may 'feel' Ok, it is a silent killer......so make sure you are testing and know what the levels are. It is best to remain on target at all times. This will give you a better quality of life and prevent those complications developing. </p><p></p><p>Hypoglycaemia is also damaging and it's effects can be extremely debilitating. Therefore the maxim </p><p>'4 is the floor' should be remembered, drop below that and you are in hypo land.......not a pleasant place to be. Check out the symptoms, they are not pleasant I can assure you. Some people have poor hypo awareness and don't realise they are low. That is called hypo unawareness. There is some considerable thought that consistent low levels affect the brain, especially in young children. As I know when very low my actions are frequently confused or clumsy, therefore I am one who subscribes to this theory. That would obviously be extremely dangerous if driving or operating machinery.</p><p></p><p>Ken</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cugila, post: 134222, member: 15325"] Whether you are having high blood glucose levels (Hyperglycaemia) or low blood Glucose levels (Hyperglycaemia) both have effects on your body and on your Diabetes. You should try to stay within your target levels at all times. The odd 'blip' doesn't matter too much. However if you consistently remain at high levels then this can have serious consequences increasing the risk of Diabetic complications, Neuropathy, Retinopathy etc something we should all try and avoid. Whilst you may 'feel' Ok, it is a silent killer......so make sure you are testing and know what the levels are. It is best to remain on target at all times. This will give you a better quality of life and prevent those complications developing. Hypoglycaemia is also damaging and it's effects can be extremely debilitating. Therefore the maxim '4 is the floor' should be remembered, drop below that and you are in hypo land.......not a pleasant place to be. Check out the symptoms, they are not pleasant I can assure you. Some people have poor hypo awareness and don't realise they are low. That is called hypo unawareness. There is some considerable thought that consistent low levels affect the brain, especially in young children. As I know when very low my actions are frequently confused or clumsy, therefore I am one who subscribes to this theory. That would obviously be extremely dangerous if driving or operating machinery. Ken [/QUOTE]
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