Thank you - yeah I think you might be right, my body is just changing and doesn’t know what to do? Maybe? Ah well, will keep an eye out!I'm also T2 unmedicated, only time I've gone that low was after something pure carbs like sweets.
Possibly a bad reading although if you've only recently gained remission your body is still adjusting to a new equilibrium.
Thanks Lucy, I suppose it must have come from one skipped breakfast from the day before followed stupid yoyo effect?! Won’t be doing that again...I am an unmedicated type 2 diabetic. I go down to 3 sometimes, occasionally 2.5 I think it is a rebound from a big liver dump after a long gap in eating, or an extra large dawn phenomenon dump.
Since eating regular meals spaced out every 4-5 hours my liver dumps are less frequent and my highs and lows are levelling out. My fasting blood is still around 8 every day though.
We are all different.
Thank you John. I think I’m fixated on the why because I feel like I don’t know what I’m doing.The diagnostic level for a hypo is 3.9 and below I have often been in the lower 3's and on a few ocations been as low as 2.2 when so low I treat them as any other form of a hyposglycemic episode rather than focus on the cause.
I do take metformin at the lowest dose but as metformin does not act directly on blood sugar levels I consider myself as unmedicted,
If you are still early in your quest to normalize your blood glucose then your levels might be unstable.Am I aiming for Ketosis through low carb to reduce body fat to lose weight and improve insulin resistance and ignore liver dumps? Or controlling the liver dumps with snacks when it gets near the point (for me about 5) to control blood sugar levels to reduce side effects? Then won’t the snacks produce an insulin response even if low/ no carb, just a smaller response, which won’t help reduce insulin resistance?
I don’t think anybody actually has the answer either, least of all a consensus among scientists. Opinions welcome!
Yeah very early, 8 weeks in. I knew my few weeks of 5s with the odd 6 was too good to be true! It’s nice to hear from someone successfully managing. Hopefully it’ll settle and I’ll get there too.If you are still early in your quest to normalize your blood glucose then your levels might be unstable.
I have found that eating at 12 hour intervals and having the same amount of carbs at the same time each morning sets me up for the day, then in the evening I eat the second meal, with a dessert a couple of times a week.
There are no side effects, no need for snacks - but I am approaching 5 years from diagnosis now.
I am not trying to reduce body fat, nor weight, nor liver dumps, only to supply nutrition as required without overburdening the broken parts of my metabolism with more carbs than can be coped with. Seems to be working.
Thank you so much for the reassurance, it’s much appreciated. Fingers crossed!That seems to be just about exactly on schedule.
It should soon begin to settle down as normal levels becomes normal again.
I’ve just had a random reading of 3.3 when I woke up. I’m type 2 unmedicated.
Doh! I didn’t retest, will do from now on - I felt really ****** like.Amazing well done .. I have to have fasted for about 3 days to get anywhere near that reading..
Did you retest to make sure it wasn't just a random wrong reading?
Sometimes you can get a dodgy strip that just gives a nonsense reading.
Yes it's always best to retest when you get an unusaul reading I will some times test with a spare meter if I have one to hand and it is only natural to want to know why you have had a particular reading what I meant was if you have a particularly low reading and it is verified with a retest then your imediate focus should be on resolving that once sorted and back in anormal range for you then you can focus on the whys and wherefores. And I would just like to echo what others have said you are doing very well and should be congratulated but remember it's a marathon not a sprint and you have to expext ups and downs with diabetes.Doh! I didn’t retest, will do from now on - I felt really ****** like.
And cheers bulkbiker (there is a laughing emoji I don’t know how to get on here!) You can have the weird 8s and 10s over the last couple of days from liver dumps making up for it if you like!
Doh! I didn’t retest, will do from now on - I felt really ****** like.
Yes please @EllieM!BTW @Dandelade would you like me or another mod to correct the spelling mistake in your thread title?
Thanks John, you’re right, it’s easy to forget all the progress when you’re focused on improving.Yes it's always best to retest when you get an unusaul reading I will some times test with a spare meter if I have one to hand and it is only natural to want to know why you have had a particular reading what I meant was if you have a particularly low reading and it is verified with a retest then your imediate focus should be on resolving that once sorted and back in anormal range for you then you can focus on the whys and wherefores. And I would just like to echo what others have said you are doing very well and should be congratulated but remember it's a marathon not a sprint and you have to expext ups and downs with diabetes.
I don’t think I’m dieting hard but obviously my body disagrees?! But I did have more weight loss this week than usual so at least that’s something!My range gets to 3.4-4.4 when I’m dieting pretty hard. I had a run of 3.4s when I cut out both fats and carbs. I was eating chicken breast/rocket salads. Dropped a bunch of weight.
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