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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Melgar" data-source="post: 2763853" data-attributes="member: 520626">I agree with [USER=400972]@Rachox[/USER] , it is the risk of hypoglycaemic events for people on insulin therapy that this rule applies . My brother, who is on insulin, has to test his blood before he drives. 6.5 mmol/ls is not a particularly high figure. We have the same rule here in Canada. It's a safety issue.Elevated blood sugars over time do cause damage to organs and the vascular system. I would be thinking in terms of blood sugar spending extended periods of time above 10 mmol/ls as a concern. As for spikes, I think in terms of very fast elevations of blood sugars that rise into the mid teens before coming back down. Visually, they are tall and sharp. That is my personal interpretation. 6.5 mmol/ls would not concern me, in fact before I increased my exercise my base line blood sugars were at 7 mmol/ls. Other members may think differently, but that's my take.Edited for spelling</blockquote>

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