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Why did this happen?

dogslife

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7.8 this morning which is high for me. Does anyone know if a high temperature environment can trigger a hypo please? I'm Type 2 with reasonably good control as a result of metformin, gliclizide, diet and exercise. Yesterday about 4 hours after lunch I had a sudden hypo. I had been sitting in a very hot room and felt overheated. The hypo started as I left to come home. Bloods were about 3. This morning my fasting bloods were 7.8. Any ideas on what triggered it would be very welcome. Thanks.
 
Hello @dogslife, your gliclazide medication is the likely culprit for your hypo according to the below thread, and the catalyst could possibly have been the temperature:

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/cant-be-a-hypo.27654/

We all react differently when it comes to the effect of temperature variances on our BG. Some go high, some go low - it's just an individual thing.

Did you have a drink last night? The reason I ask is that hypos following a drink (even a moderate amount) can result in lower than normal BG/hypoglycemia - even well into the following day.
 
Did you eat less due to being hot? I always eat less in hot weather and have to adjust meds for it.(Or eat ice cream for lows) Or did you move around a lot more? Exercise also brings my blood glucose down more than I think its going to sometimes.
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dogslife answered: Thanks for your reply. I hadn't eaten or exercised any differently than usual. That's why I wondered if it was possible that the heat had triggered my hypo. The room I was in was so hot I felt as though I couldn't get enough air and started to feel agitated so I left as soon as I could and very shortly afterwards I started with the shakes etc. Thank goodness for jelly babies! LOL They soon brought my bloods to above 4 and stopped the trembling but I must admit to feeling the after effects today. Thanks again for bothering to reply.
 
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Thanks for your response. I don't drink alcohol at all so I think it probably was the combination of gliclazide, which I take after breakfast and with my evening meal, and the heat. Maybe I should have drunk more water to avoid dehydration too. Who knows?I have had other hypos since taking this medication but not since the dose was reduced. I will read the thread you shared. Thanks again.
 
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