Have any of you been told like I have by my diabetes doctor from hospital if I drop below 5 and into the 4s I need to get some glucose down me as under 5 is dangerous for a diabetic? I went to see him Monday and was concerned my blood sugars were still anything from 8-12 but I got told by him that was a fantastic reading as a diabetic he said that he would expect ne to average what I am and usually only none diabetics would get readings of 7 or lower. He also told me if I did drop below 5 then their was a very good chance I would pass out due to having a hypo so to make sure if I got to anywhere in the 5 region to get my sugars up using anything with lots of sugar like lucazade. Just wondered cos a lot of you are saying you are down to 4 or 5s.
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Sean - are you T1, or T2? I note you take Metformin and insulin.
I am T2 and absolutely fine down to the mid 3s. I could be fine lower, but if have never recorded anything lower. I don't take any medication, but when I get low, my liver comes into play and dumps some glucose from its reserves.
Without more knowledge, and experience, I couldn't say what you should or shouldn't be doing, but on insulin, I do believe more caution is required. As I understand it, below 4 is the level at which T1s (and maybe other insulin users) usually consider taking steps to raise their levels. I doubt very much anyone is in danger of passing out at 5, but I could be very wrong on that.