Meters have, I think a 20% tolerance higher/lower. with a reading of 3.3 it would only be a .66 difference. Obviously, this is more of a concern if reading high as eg if the meter read a 10, could be an 8 or 12 effecting the correction dose. also would depend on quality/qauntity of blood sample.
always treat a under 4 reading even if feeling ok. Old saying four is the floor. This is because if reading four, 9 times out of 10 the levels will continue to drop.
May not be a loss of hypo awareness as non diabetics can read 3 plus and be perfectly fine as their body will fix it. but using insulin, causes the body to produce ALOT slower its own sugar to sort out, which is why dometimes you treat a hypo but end up alot higher as the body has a delayed reaction in trying to short out the low. If dropping very quickly can make it harder to recognise lows.
Often, I usually feel when I'm around four and have a snack, only when im below 3 will I start getting bad hypo symptoms. I would imagine it would be difficult to express how they would recognise being around four as I can't even really, just feel a funny feeling lol. Also activity can produce a quick drop making it harder to recognise which is why out is advised to test before during and after activity, record readings and learn from them.
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