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Type 2 hypos?

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monkeydiddle

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Hi. I have been recently diagnosed with type 2 and I am on 1000mg Metformin twice a day, and 2mg Glimeprimide three times a day with meals. Before starting the meds, my blood sugar was very high, (the last reading was 27!!!) but now with the tablets, a healthy diet and more active lifestyle it has come right down. Recently it's been below 5 in the morning, and most of the time below 5 two hours after meals. The trouble is that I keep having classic hypos - (readings of 3-4) especially from mid morning to lunchtime and despite having a snack before lunch to try and avoid them. (E.g. a cereal bar, fruit or coffee and 2 biscuits, etc...) and I'm wondering if my medication is now too high? I know my readings in the morning and after meals are in the recommended range, but I know everyone's different, and I don't know if a level of 4 is a bit too low for me. I can tell when it's approaching 4 as I start to feel a bit rough, and when it drops below this, (especially after walking or cycling, for example, or even hoovering the lounge at one stage!) I feel awful and have to take glucose tablets and eat something just to bring it back up, which surely defeats the object! (Before doing anything active I try and eat something, e.g. a cereal bar, fruit, or brown bread with butter, etc. to 'fuel' my self up.) I also feel 'wobbly' and weak most of the time now, to the point I'm actually off work at the moment, in the hope it'll settle down soon. I'm going to try and see the Dr tomorrow, but can anyone tell me if this is probably a temporary situation while my body gets used to a complete lifestyle change, or if it's possibly something more sinister? (My poor body probably doesn't know what's hit it!) My Occupational Health department at work have told me that it can take months for your body to properly adjust, so it would be comforting to know that this is completely normal and once my body gets used to better food, exercise and medication, I'll probably feel fine! My diabetic nurse has seen a diary of my typical meals and is happy with what I'm eating. Someone has told me that I might in fact be type 1, but I don't understand how this could be, as my blood sugar seems to have levelled out and isn't going right up and then down? Thanks, Matt.
 
Now you have your levels down to better figures it looks in my opinion as if you will be able to reduce your medication.
Make an appointment to see your nurse / doctor or whoever you deal with.
I was in the same situation as you when I was first diagnosed but just ended up on the Metformin once my levels were lower.
HTH
Angie
 
Hi, I was in a very similar position to you and have become far more stable by cutting down the carbs. You seem to be fuelling up with carbs, which can cause you to peak and trough. Obviously I'm not a doctor but advice I've received from forums advocated cutting carbs and I haven't looked back. Hope this helps.
 
Guy is stable at 4 - 5 and complains of having hypo's and gets told that he is overdosing on carbs sheesh !!

[ shakes head and walks away ]
 
More like you need more carbs and less Meds-better off a bit higher than a horrible hypo and feeling weak all the time! :wink:
 
My quick take on it.

You should aim to take just enough medication to control your symptoms.
Looks like you started in with the big guns because of your very high BG.
Now you have control it is possible you should be easing back on the medication a bit to see if you can manage on less.

Talk to your HCPs to see if you can start cutting back gradually.

Also have a look for information on false hypos.
If your body is used to running high BG then normal levels can feel like a hypo until your body recalibrates.

Cheers

LGC
 
I was warned about "rebound Hypos"

My body was so used to having such high readings, (also about the 25-27 mark), that when I have now finally sorted my diet out and my reading are getting much better, the body reacts to the drop in blood sugars that it was previously used to
 
Thanks for the replies, I'm new to this and it's all a bit confusing and frightening. I've made the mistake of reading too much stuff on the Net, as there is so much conflicting advice it makes your head spin. The general rule seems to be to find what works for YOU and stick to it. All the best, Matt.
 
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