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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
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Hi guys,
First off thanks for a great forum I've been lurking around for a while and found lots of good information here.
I was diagnosed with T1 four months ago after I ended up in the hospital with DKA and an HbA1c of 91. I read Bernsteins book and went on a low carb diet a few weeks in which has worked really well. My blood sugars readings for the past couple of months have mainly been within the 4,5-8 range, with some extremes as I haven't quite got the hang of this yet. I haven't got a new HbA1c yet (I'll get it next month when I go to see my doctor), but I've been putting all my readings into a diabetes app and the estimated HbA1c is 40 so I'm happy with that.
Now here comes the problem. My control has been really strict and a couple of weeks ago my insulin sensitivity changed (might be honeymooning or just the extreme heat) so I've been getting a lot of hypos in the low 3's and for the past few days I've had tingling in my hands and feet. Before this has been a sign of hypoglycemia, but when I test the sugars are at 5-6. I have a freestyle libre and test the blood as well so it's not a meter error.
Today it's been especially bad, the tingling has moved all the way up my arms and legs and lasted for a couple of hours. Also my vision has been blurry. I did some googling and found that rapid drops in HbA1c could cause problems like retinopathy and neuropathy, but as I understand it's quite rare and happens only after you've had elevated blood sugars for longer periods of time. Is it the many hypos I've been having lately that's doing it? Please help, I'd love to hear if someone else has had similar experiences. I feel like this disease is so complicated, as soon as you think you've worked something out there's always another factor.
First off thanks for a great forum I've been lurking around for a while and found lots of good information here.
I was diagnosed with T1 four months ago after I ended up in the hospital with DKA and an HbA1c of 91. I read Bernsteins book and went on a low carb diet a few weeks in which has worked really well. My blood sugars readings for the past couple of months have mainly been within the 4,5-8 range, with some extremes as I haven't quite got the hang of this yet. I haven't got a new HbA1c yet (I'll get it next month when I go to see my doctor), but I've been putting all my readings into a diabetes app and the estimated HbA1c is 40 so I'm happy with that.
Now here comes the problem. My control has been really strict and a couple of weeks ago my insulin sensitivity changed (might be honeymooning or just the extreme heat) so I've been getting a lot of hypos in the low 3's and for the past few days I've had tingling in my hands and feet. Before this has been a sign of hypoglycemia, but when I test the sugars are at 5-6. I have a freestyle libre and test the blood as well so it's not a meter error.
Today it's been especially bad, the tingling has moved all the way up my arms and legs and lasted for a couple of hours. Also my vision has been blurry. I did some googling and found that rapid drops in HbA1c could cause problems like retinopathy and neuropathy, but as I understand it's quite rare and happens only after you've had elevated blood sugars for longer periods of time. Is it the many hypos I've been having lately that's doing it? Please help, I'd love to hear if someone else has had similar experiences. I feel like this disease is so complicated, as soon as you think you've worked something out there's always another factor.