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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ringi" data-source="post: 1632769" data-attributes="member: 410240">I see little real risk of bad hypos in her cutting out carbs that are known to result in BG over 10, assuming she knows what to do if she gets hypos, and always has carbs with her.   The time of heightened risk is clearly at and after the gym.   So eating an apple just before the gym may not be a bad option.When your mother's BG is down to about 7 after most meals, talk to her doctor about reducing her Gliclazide dose. She MUST have about the same amount of carbs at each meal while on Gliclazide, otherwise, it is not possible to get the dose right.When taking Gliclazide she must check your BG before she drives and every 2hs while driving. If under 5 eat carbs, if under 4 don't drive until it has been over 5 for some time.Personly, as I was committed to "low carb", I stopped my own Gliclazide as soon as I started to get readings under 5, as I was not willing to each carbs because of taking a drug. We can't tell you how to change does of drugs as we are not qualified doctors, but remember you can cut tablets in half if needed.-----------------------You can see that unlike your doctor we all assume she can get her diabetes under complete control by decreasing the carbs she eats as most of us have done it.</blockquote>

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