I'd suggest that when you start feeling muddled, you do a blood test. It's the only way to know if you're hypo.I was quite muddled b4 and after breakfast,- thought it was Tues not Weds. Couldn't find my purse. etc, Hidden hypo?
theres a free trial available for dexcom perhaps it might be worth your time trying that one to see if it suits yourself more. if you get the libre via prescription and the dexcom is more accurate the nurses/dr maybe able to prescibe dexcom for you instead?They're considerably less expensive than the Dexcom, which I haven't tried (due to cost).
Insulin - levemir pen . 1 x a day. On waking. 22 unitsI'd suggest that when you start feeling muddled, you do a blood test. It's the only way to know if you're hypo.
What insulin are you on, and what time did you take it?
According to your profile, metformin is the only medication you use for your diabetes, is this correct?I am allowed exactly zero hypo events without severe damage to, or loss of my career. It's a big deal to get a false warning.
Many diabetics on insulin find the Libre very useful, as long as we take its downsides into account. Even if it reads a bit lower than blood (out by 0.8-2.0 mmol/l for me, consistently), it makes a huge difference to be able to catch a spike or drop instead of having to guess if we're around 5 or around 15.if one were using the Libre for life decisions and insulin choices, then it would be 100% useless during that time.
I carry a pill divider with twelve different tablets daily, and chief prescriptions are metformin and atorvastatin. It's not that metformin causes hypoglycemia; unless an extra dose is taken (two tablets together, for example), it doesn't.According to your profile, metformin is the only medication you use for your diabetes, is this correct?
Metformin is not associated with hypo's, on metformin only you have as much risk on a hypo as a non diabetic.
If your job is requiring you to do regular fingerprick tests to rule out hypos they are mistaken.
It's also good to know that the cut off of 4 mmol/l or 70 mg/dl for a hypo is meant for people on BG lowering medication like gliclazide or insulin. This is to build in a little more safety in case of a quick drop. It's normal for non diabetics to drop to the mid 3's occasionally.
Many diabetics on insulin find the Libre very useful, as long as we take its downsides into account. Even if it reads a bit lower than blood (out by 0.8-2.0 mmol/l for me, consistently), it makes a huge difference to be able to catch a spike or drop instead of having to guess if we're around 5 or around 15.
For many it's a life saver as well, preventing from dropping low enough to lose conciousness.
It may not be perfect but I definitely don't want to do without as a T1 on insulin.
The point is that you are not at risk for hypos. You don't use medication or have a condition that can cause hypos. Why not turn off the alarms?Regardless of the medication, the overriding condition, type II diabetes, requires a special-issuance medical certificate, for work, and one of the conditions attached is that a single hypoglycemic event invalidates the special issuance, immediately barring me from work (safety-sensitive). There's zero tolerance.
If your job doesn't require monitoring of your glucose levels, then there isn't really an issue. If they considered you may be at risk of hypoglycaemia, they would require this monitoring.My job doesn't require me to do a finger-stick; that's not conditional, and neither is the constant glucose monitoring. I choose to do that
Can you not all your GP to try a Freestyle Libre 2 Plus? I thought all diabetics on insulin should be able to have this and given your night time hypos or lows it would be a big help. Worth asking.Hi . Should I purchase a libra item (with alert)? If so Which?
As listed Im type 2 with 1 x insulin in a.m . Im having problems with readings dropping, mostly at night. Occasionally a hypo by day.
Around 12 - 3 a.m (bathroom visit time) I test. Often theres a drop of 40% to 50% from bedtime reading . If that is 8 or below I dont know what to do. My thoughts are ''will the reading drop another 20% - 40% to a hypo b4 6.30a.m wake up'' SO I tend to take a jelly baby or slurp of Appletise. Readings on waking are variable but never below 4, today was 4.9 with a jelly baby at 2 am. Im thinking of buying an alert system then my doctors or Team might take notice . ANY input welcome and from from type 2 plus insulin in particular.
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