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I just went low after eating potatoes, maybe 1,5hours after meal.

I was playing at the couch with my dog, and after i went down to do some work on my computer, i then startet to get some sort of blurry vision, that kinda freaked me out
so i took my bloodsugar and it was 2,1 on my Omnipod and 2,6 on my freestyle lite. I do have to say, reading 2,1 was very scary. But i believe the reading on Omnipod is about 0,5 under the Freestyle Lite.
So i ask you all, I dident actualy feel any sort of low. Could this be cause of my activity with my dog? Cause ive always felt being low before, in another way, like tingeling lips etc. But now i only got blurred vision.
My bloodsugar is mostly stable with HbA1c @ 7%.

Is it dangerouse being that low, or is it normal going betweem 2,0 - 3,0 before feeling anything? atleast i got it quickly back up :)
Are my body raising my bloodglucose even when im not feeling the low sugar?

Thanks for all replies!
 
Yes, it can be dangerous, because by the time you recognise the hypo you would of been even.lower, leaving very little time to treat the hypo. I do find extra activity will sometimes mask the hypo feelings.
If a one off, not too much of a concern if regular, look at reducing your insulin.

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Hi :) I find that on the odd occasion I don't have any symptoms when low but it's v rare. I have also noticed that my symptoms are a lot less noticeable if it's an activity induced hypo in comparison to an insulin induced hypo (accidentally given too much at meal times). Unfortunately every hypo is different so it can be hard to gage a pattern! Hopefully it doesn't happen again for you, if it does inform your diabetic nurse or doctor. Kelsie :)


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Kelsie said:
Hi :) I find that on the odd occasion I don't have any symptoms when low but it's v rare. I have also noticed that my symptoms are a lot less noticeable if it's an activity induced hypo in comparison to an insulin induced hypo (accidentally given too much at meal times). Unfortunately every hypo is different so it can be hard to gage a pattern! Hopefully it doesn't happen again for you, if it does inform your diabetic nurse or doctor. Kelsie :)


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I find this as well. Went out on the bike recently and I usually start taking carbs after about half an hour but for whatever reason, this time I didn't. I test every 45 minutes though and this time the first test was due just as I came to a short sharp hill, so I tested when I got to the top, having a rest at the junction.

I was feeling a bit fuzzy, breathing hard, sweating etc, all the hypo symptoms, but all of course normal exercise symptoms.
I'd dropped from 9.0 to 4.2 in 45 minutes, far too low for during exercise. If I'd been any lower I think the exercise would have continued to mask the symptoms.

I would also hazard a guess that the OP was also suffering from an activity induced hypo. It's always surprising how little exercise is needed to drop blood sugar close after a meal.
 
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