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<blockquote data-quote="xyzzy" data-source="post: 243018" data-attributes="member: 40343"><p>Thanks for the support unbeliever it is very appreciated.</p><p></p><p>Like you the time I have felt best was a Saturday morning a couple of weeks ago when out walking the dogs with my wife I suddenly "woke up." It literally was like a beautiful sunrise. My BG level when I took it a few minutes later was 4.4 my lowest ever reading. It was such a shock I broke into spontaneous exercise and ran 50 metres for the first time in years. The dog not to mention my wife were dumbfounded! I would like to wake up again. That experience has made me realise how c**p I have been feeling for the last couple of years....</p><p></p><p>I can see that if you take drugs that encourage insulin production at the same time as already having low (in the 4's) BG levels and then exercise etc. you can as a Type 2 induce a Hypo state and I have considered that within my plan. If you are on Metformin or any of the drugs that just inhibit BG take up then I would love to see some real evidence that they could produce a Hypo state.</p><p></p><p>Even if you can produce a Hypo state then I don't think it can be anything comparable or dangerous to a rapid insulin drop induced Hypo that a Type 1 can get and we Type 2's need to appreciate that fact and not belittle the anxiety and stress a Type 1 has to live with each day of their lives. Feeling a bit or even a lot light headed is not having a hypo. Take it from me as a parent with a Type 1 son having your son begin to Hypo at the bottom of a cliff in Cornwall just after he was diagnosed was not my idea of a fun holiday!</p><p></p><p>On the other hand (now expecting to be shot down in flames <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> ) I would argue that Type 1's should give Type 2's who have achieved good control quite a lot of respect because those on only Metformin or Metformin equivalent drugs are achieving control through diet and exercise alone, they do not have the dubious "luxury" of being able to calculate an insulin dose prior to being "bad" to compensate. In fact when I said to my DN that I wanted to get as good control of my BG's as my Type 1 son she said "You have no chance of that as a Type 2 because you cannot calculate an insulin dose". What an outrageous and defeatist statement and I fully intend to make her eat her words!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="xyzzy, post: 243018, member: 40343"] Thanks for the support unbeliever it is very appreciated. Like you the time I have felt best was a Saturday morning a couple of weeks ago when out walking the dogs with my wife I suddenly "woke up." It literally was like a beautiful sunrise. My BG level when I took it a few minutes later was 4.4 my lowest ever reading. It was such a shock I broke into spontaneous exercise and ran 50 metres for the first time in years. The dog not to mention my wife were dumbfounded! I would like to wake up again. That experience has made me realise how c**p I have been feeling for the last couple of years.... I can see that if you take drugs that encourage insulin production at the same time as already having low (in the 4's) BG levels and then exercise etc. you can as a Type 2 induce a Hypo state and I have considered that within my plan. If you are on Metformin or any of the drugs that just inhibit BG take up then I would love to see some real evidence that they could produce a Hypo state. Even if you can produce a Hypo state then I don't think it can be anything comparable or dangerous to a rapid insulin drop induced Hypo that a Type 1 can get and we Type 2's need to appreciate that fact and not belittle the anxiety and stress a Type 1 has to live with each day of their lives. Feeling a bit or even a lot light headed is not having a hypo. Take it from me as a parent with a Type 1 son having your son begin to Hypo at the bottom of a cliff in Cornwall just after he was diagnosed was not my idea of a fun holiday! On the other hand (now expecting to be shot down in flames :D ) I would argue that Type 1's should give Type 2's who have achieved good control quite a lot of respect because those on only Metformin or Metformin equivalent drugs are achieving control through diet and exercise alone, they do not have the dubious "luxury" of being able to calculate an insulin dose prior to being "bad" to compensate. In fact when I said to my DN that I wanted to get as good control of my BG's as my Type 1 son she said "You have no chance of that as a Type 2 because you cannot calculate an insulin dose". What an outrageous and defeatist statement and I fully intend to make her eat her words! [/QUOTE]
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