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<blockquote data-quote="Bewildered" data-source="post: 983648" data-attributes="member: 176371"><p>Hi, thank you for your post,</p><p></p><p>My first HbA1c in April this year was 88 ( I had been taking Metformin for four months), in July it was 42 (mostly low carb but 6 weeks at a bad attempt of Newcastle diet and a holiday where it was more difficult to manage meals). My meter tells me my average is 6.1 at the moment, bearing in mind I test an hour after, two hours after, when I feel it might be low and fasting. </p><p></p><p>My first hypo was when I was prescribed Gliclizide as well as the Metformin, so I came off this after about a week. I was at work and couldn't string a sentence together.</p><p></p><p>Then I started to have 3's when I went 5 hours between meals. (I aim for 7am, midday, 6pm as this fits in with work and travel to/from work).</p><p></p><p>I had a dinner the other evening, can't recall exactly what I had but it is usually veg, meat and potatoes. One hour later I had a reading of 8, then two hours later I felt awful so checked and had 3.3.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes I have a reading in the 3's and I can not fathom why.</p><p></p><p>Last night I had a reading of 8, one hour after dinner ( bean chilli and dumplings), then I exercised so I had two rich tea biscuits and a cup of tea before hand - after 20 mins my reading was 3.6. I had a packet of peanut M&Ms, (only thing to hand), a cup of tea with milk, two biscuits and an hour later had a reading of 7.3.</p><p></p><p>Not sure about spiking, the highest reading I have had an hour after a meal is 12, but this would be down to bread, I have avoided pasta, tried rice, couscous, potatoes and had the odd cake and chocolate bar. The cake and chocolate obviously raise my levels but usually back within an acceptable range after 2-3 hours.</p><p></p><p>Don't think I have any other symptoms.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bewildered, post: 983648, member: 176371"] Hi, thank you for your post, My first HbA1c in April this year was 88 ( I had been taking Metformin for four months), in July it was 42 (mostly low carb but 6 weeks at a bad attempt of Newcastle diet and a holiday where it was more difficult to manage meals). My meter tells me my average is 6.1 at the moment, bearing in mind I test an hour after, two hours after, when I feel it might be low and fasting. My first hypo was when I was prescribed Gliclizide as well as the Metformin, so I came off this after about a week. I was at work and couldn't string a sentence together. Then I started to have 3's when I went 5 hours between meals. (I aim for 7am, midday, 6pm as this fits in with work and travel to/from work). I had a dinner the other evening, can't recall exactly what I had but it is usually veg, meat and potatoes. One hour later I had a reading of 8, then two hours later I felt awful so checked and had 3.3. Sometimes I have a reading in the 3's and I can not fathom why. Last night I had a reading of 8, one hour after dinner ( bean chilli and dumplings), then I exercised so I had two rich tea biscuits and a cup of tea before hand - after 20 mins my reading was 3.6. I had a packet of peanut M&Ms, (only thing to hand), a cup of tea with milk, two biscuits and an hour later had a reading of 7.3. Not sure about spiking, the highest reading I have had an hour after a meal is 12, but this would be down to bread, I have avoided pasta, tried rice, couscous, potatoes and had the odd cake and chocolate bar. The cake and chocolate obviously raise my levels but usually back within an acceptable range after 2-3 hours. Don't think I have any other symptoms. [/QUOTE]
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