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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KK123" data-source="post: 2420795" data-attributes="member: 451727"><p>Hi there. My situation on diagnosis was a little different but the principle is still the same. When placed on insulin, my glucose levels dropped immediately as you'd expect, but over the following weeks it was regularly dipping below 4 and I was having to factor in carby snacks all the time. This was counter productive, having to eat food I didn't want. The only solution for me was to take less insulin, in other words to match my insulin to the food I wished to eat instead of the other way round. You will need to contact your health care provider to advise you of course, but it sounds to me like you are over medicated. Levels in the 4s are normal on no medication but you are on glucose lowering medication so you need to be very careful and contact your GP. You may be feeling shaky because you are not used to lower levels but again, whilst on medication those symptoms can be very clear signs of an impending hypo. What did your low carb diet consist of when you were on that alone? x</p></blockquote><p></p>

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