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<blockquote data-quote="AndBreathe" data-source="post: 782470" data-attributes="member: 88961"><p>My knee jerk reaction (and it's obviously not me) is such a one-off low reading is distressing, but can't be considered completely significant. </p><p></p><p>Did you retest to verify the 2.8, or just crack on with the sweets? It usually makes sense to validate any really odd reading like that, unless you feel so unwell you must do something immediately. Your meter has a +/-15% legal tolerance, so it could have been slightly higher, or indeed even lower. </p><p></p><p>I can't tell from your message (and your profile page is hidden) what meds you may be taking, but as a T2, assuming you are not on Gliclazide or the like, it is unusual to suffer a serious hypo that would require medical intervention.</p><p></p><p>I am also T2, diet controlled, and I am routinely in the 3s, and have been as low as 2.6, without any ill-effect, although at 2.6, I did want to consume the contents of the fridge as I was overdue food! My normal running rails are 3.5-4.5 at almost all times, and I'm completely fine. As my bloods were coming into line, I'd sometimes feel a bit off if my numbers dropped, but I'd just have a cup of tea, with some milk, to bring me up gently. I don't believe I need a sugary anything if I go low, as that risks spiking high and rebounding with another low.</p><p></p><p>In your shoes, for now, I would be vigilant with my testing, and particularly if you replicate events such as today's. Always wash your hands and recheck an unusual reading, but don't be scared of small numbers. Non-diabetics have these often, but rarely know as they don't test, and we're striving to replicate non-diabetic folks, right?</p><p></p><p>I hope you're over the experience now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AndBreathe, post: 782470, member: 88961"] My knee jerk reaction (and it's obviously not me) is such a one-off low reading is distressing, but can't be considered completely significant. Did you retest to verify the 2.8, or just crack on with the sweets? It usually makes sense to validate any really odd reading like that, unless you feel so unwell you must do something immediately. Your meter has a +/-15% legal tolerance, so it could have been slightly higher, or indeed even lower. I can't tell from your message (and your profile page is hidden) what meds you may be taking, but as a T2, assuming you are not on Gliclazide or the like, it is unusual to suffer a serious hypo that would require medical intervention. I am also T2, diet controlled, and I am routinely in the 3s, and have been as low as 2.6, without any ill-effect, although at 2.6, I did want to consume the contents of the fridge as I was overdue food! My normal running rails are 3.5-4.5 at almost all times, and I'm completely fine. As my bloods were coming into line, I'd sometimes feel a bit off if my numbers dropped, but I'd just have a cup of tea, with some milk, to bring me up gently. I don't believe I need a sugary anything if I go low, as that risks spiking high and rebounding with another low. In your shoes, for now, I would be vigilant with my testing, and particularly if you replicate events such as today's. Always wash your hands and recheck an unusual reading, but don't be scared of small numbers. Non-diabetics have these often, but rarely know as they don't test, and we're striving to replicate non-diabetic folks, right? I hope you're over the experience now. [/QUOTE]
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