Type 2 having hypos???

[pinkiepunksmummy]

Just wondering if anyone else has hypos? I thought Type 2's weren't supposed to have hypos.

My blood sugar is always high in the morning before breakfast (6-7), if I have scrambled eggs and tomato it goes up to (8-9) toast makes it shoot up (13-15), by lunch time, say 5 hours later it will be dropping rapidly and goes down low. I usually test and eat something because I have felt my levels dropping, shaking/sweats/extreme hunger/slurring/etc., but sometimes I am unable to test immediately/don't realise. I am getting everyday lows of 3-4, sometimes as low as 2.5.
I have told my Diabetes Specialist GP, Diabetes Nurse, Nurse Practitioner and regular GP. Advice has been to eat more, DSGP says eat bread every two hours! But surely that will make blood sugars higher in general? And NP says don't test so often!

Plus, my evening blood sugars are often too high, anywhere between 8 and 15/16.

I was on Metformin SR but had awful diarrhoea so was swapped to Gliclazide 80mg 1 x per day for a year, could not get control, now on Glimepiride 1mg 1x per day (4 weeks ago) still don't have control....I've had hypos on all three tablets and also I now recognise that I was having hypos years before diagnosis, putting it down to being busy and not eating enough.

I eat a healthy diet, under 100g of carbs a day, everything cooked from scratch due to food allergies, no sweets/junk food/pop. In fact, my diet hasn't changed much since diagnosis.
Recent Hb1Ac was 61, much higher than last time. Despite losing 2 stone in weight since diagnosis. Cholesterol has gone up 6 from 5.1 last year, but I'm allergic to statins.

Any advice please? I am sick of feeling ****** because of the yo-yo effect!
(Also have constant thrush and high sugar headaches)

 

[LittleGreyCat]

One option may be regular protein snacks. Bit of cheese, ham etc. every couple of hours. This may provide "slow release" glucose which could even out the peaks and troughs.

 

[Mep]

You're on oral meds to treat your diabetes, so yes you definitely would be prone to hypos. All type 2's can get hypos no matter what the treatment is. I had my first hypo when I was on metformin only and I've since read some crazy people trying to say that is impossible. But it was a hypo alright and I walking into a wall at the time and had all the symptoms. I've been having hypos ever since.

I think the key is what type of carbs you're eating. If you eat carbs that absorb quickly then you will get the spikes and sudden drops more. If you eat whole food carbs you may get a better result. I tend to eat on average every 3-4 hours. Also if you're watching your cholesterol and trying to control it with diet you would need to be very careful what fats you eat. I get high cholesterol myself quite easily and can't do the lchf diet for that reason. I came off it and just watch what carbs I'm eating. I try and stick to good fats from fish and avocado, etc.

I wish you the best.

 

[4ratbags]

It definately is possible to have hypos when you are a T2. I came off Metformin a year ago because it was happening so often. I had one day last week when I was stuck in hypo hell all afternoon and in the end I gave up and went home. I find having just a small handful of peanuts about mid morning will help keep my BS down and if I forget they will start to rise. There seems to be plenty of room to move in regard to your diet, even starting by cutting out the bread should benefit you greatly. Have you looked into LCHF as it is great for lowering your BS and keeping it down. Before starting LCHF my blood pressure, and cholesterol were both high but they have both been lowering slowly.

 

[Lamont D]

Yes, you can have hypos while being T2.
It will probably be your meds, as they are supposed to lower your blood glucose levels.

However, and it's a big if.
You do remind me, of what I went through.
If you weren't on the meds to reduce glucose levels, then I would probably say you have a form of hypoglycaemia. You do need to speak to your GP about what is going on.
You say you've been having hypos before meds for T2 diagnosis?

The big thing you need to do regardless of what you do is reduce your carbs, as these are the real baddies.
Only by learning about low carb lifestyle will let you get control of your blood levels.
I suffered for years in hypo hell till I got a proper diagnosis and changed to low carb lifestyle.