Time for interesting storiesThe irony is that "healthy people" are sometimes in far worse condition than a person with diabetes! It is also worth knowing that in a "normal" body (whatever that means) BG can rise to at least 10 after a meal before coming back to about 5.4 (average) within 30 minutes
Same with my mother-in-law many years ago. She lived on for at least 20 years more with no signs of diabetes.Time for interesting storiesOnce, many years ago, for the sake of interest, I measured my father's BG after a good dinner with sweets and it was 14! We were so scared (I don't have diabetics in my family, but then we thought that somehow my father could have diabetes) that we almost went to the hospital. However, after an hour his BG was absolutely normal. I still don't know what it was, but my father is healthy now
I take metformin and don’t get hypos (type 2). My endocrinologist thinks I can get morning reading under 100 mg/dL (5.6). I get random readings in the afternoon like that, but not in the morning. My primary care dr looks at my A1C and is pleased but endocrinologist always finds something, I am not getting in enough steps, now. I do like to have a target to aim for but I am not sure what that is.
With T2 not on glucose lowering medication (metformin helps but should not be able to give you dangerous hypo's), targets can be very different from those of people who are on glucose lowering medication like insulin or gliclazide.I take metformin and don’t get hypos (type 2). My endocrinologist thinks I can get morning reading under 100 mg/dL (5.6). I get random readings in the afternoon like that, but not in the morning. My primary care dr looks at my A1C and is pleased but endocrinologist always finds something, I am not getting in enough steps, now. I do like to have a target to aim for but I am not sure what that is.
you know, I thought non diabetics do not spike.
Thanks for sharing this
Thank you seems to be a great study.This is a fascinating study of what happened when non diabetics wore cgms
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7296129/
Sounds like a very sensible priority to me.She recommended I concentrate on managing my pain levels first and foremost.
Is hypoglycemia even possible for people who do not take insulin (I'm not talking about people with reactive hypoglycemia)?I take metformin and don’t get hypos (type 2). My endocrinologist thinks I can get morning reading under 100 mg/dL (5.6). I get random readings in the afternoon like that, but not in the morning. My primary care dr looks at my A1C and is pleased but endocrinologist always finds something, I am not getting in enough steps, now. I do like to have a target to aim for but I am not sure what that is.
Is hypoglycemia even possible for people who do not take insulin (I'm not talking about people with reactive hypoglycemia)?
No problem, it's very easy to overlook the forum you're in!I apologize. I posted in the wrong forum.
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