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<blockquote data-quote="michaeldavid" data-source="post: 390780" data-attributes="member: 57211"><p>Hi Anita,</p><p></p><p>I tend to have low blood-sugar readings throughout the day, especially in the morning. (By 'low blood-sugar', I mean anything below 4mmol/l.) But they're generally not a problem. And I certainly do not ordinarily count such readings as being indicative of hypos.</p><p></p><p>I start eating rye bread as soon as I need to eat in the morning, though I start to eat it slowly. And it has a tremendously moderating effect on my blood-sugar.</p><p></p><p>I'm certainly not invulnerable to having a genuine hypo, where - wittingly or unwittingly - I begin to lose control. But I would have to be seriously distracted for this to happen.</p><p></p><p>The idea that any blood-sugar reading below 4mmol/l is indicative of a hypo is plain wrong. (It's correct to say that such a reading is SYMPTOMATIC of a hypo.) And worse still, it's a dogma. I first found this dogma being expressed, directly to me personally, by the professor of diabetes at the diabetes centre I attend. (And it's quite possible that this message will now attract some criticism, which I will welcome!)</p><p></p><p>I wonder if you've tried eating rye yet? (It's very nice with Biona Pear & Apple Spread, but that's entirely optional.)</p><p></p><p>But if you do try this, be careful not to eat too much rye later in the day. (I eat by far the most in the morning, and I don't eat any after 4.00 in the afternoon.) Otherwise, your blood-sugar will rise later in the evening. </p><p></p><p>I certainly wouldn't recommend that you aim to keep your blood-sugar as low as I tend to keep mine, especially if you're living alone. (I'm a carer for my 92-year-old mother; so naturally she can keep an eye on me.) But I hope you will find what I've written something to think about.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="michaeldavid, post: 390780, member: 57211"] Hi Anita, I tend to have low blood-sugar readings throughout the day, especially in the morning. (By 'low blood-sugar', I mean anything below 4mmol/l.) But they're generally not a problem. And I certainly do not ordinarily count such readings as being indicative of hypos. I start eating rye bread as soon as I need to eat in the morning, though I start to eat it slowly. And it has a tremendously moderating effect on my blood-sugar. I'm certainly not invulnerable to having a genuine hypo, where - wittingly or unwittingly - I begin to lose control. But I would have to be seriously distracted for this to happen. The idea that any blood-sugar reading below 4mmol/l is indicative of a hypo is plain wrong. (It's correct to say that such a reading is SYMPTOMATIC of a hypo.) And worse still, it's a dogma. I first found this dogma being expressed, directly to me personally, by the professor of diabetes at the diabetes centre I attend. (And it's quite possible that this message will now attract some criticism, which I will welcome!) I wonder if you've tried eating rye yet? (It's very nice with Biona Pear & Apple Spread, but that's entirely optional.) But if you do try this, be careful not to eat too much rye later in the day. (I eat by far the most in the morning, and I don't eat any after 4.00 in the afternoon.) Otherwise, your blood-sugar will rise later in the evening. I certainly wouldn't recommend that you aim to keep your blood-sugar as low as I tend to keep mine, especially if you're living alone. (I'm a carer for my 92-year-old mother; so naturally she can keep an eye on me.) But I hope you will find what I've written something to think about. [/QUOTE]
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