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<blockquote data-quote="LittleSue" data-source="post: 32760" data-attributes="member: 6295">Yes, hypo is low blood sugar.&nbsp; Precise figures vary but diabetics are usually advised to treat a reading below 3.6 - 3.8 as hypo.&nbsp;&nbsp; If he is going hypo, he needs to eat or drink something sweet and rapidly absorbed.&nbsp; Such as 100ml of Lucozade or sugary pop.&nbsp; However, if he&#039;s been running high sugars for some time, his body may give hypo symptoms at a higher level, because he&#039;s got used to the higher level and what is actually normal now feels too low.&nbsp; (Hope that makes sense.)&nbsp; Therefore it&#039;s best to test when he gets these symptoms to find out if he really is hypo or just feeling a drop from what he&#039;s used to.&nbsp; If the latter, this should resolve within a few weeks as his body gets used to running lower.&nbsp; Don&#039;t get us started on the subject of GP&#039;s&nbsp; :roll: Don&#039;t believe any doctor who suggests &quot;type 2s can&#039;t go hypo&quot;.&nbsp; Its the type of treatment that decides whether you get hypos, not your type.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LittleSue, post: 32760, member: 6295"] Yes, hypo is low blood sugar. Precise figures vary but diabetics are usually advised to treat a reading below 3.6 - 3.8 as hypo. If he is going hypo, he needs to eat or drink something sweet and rapidly absorbed. Such as 100ml of Lucozade or sugary pop. However, if he's been running high sugars for some time, his body may give hypo symptoms at a higher level, because he's got used to the higher level and what is actually normal now feels too low. (Hope that makes sense.) Therefore it's best to test when he gets these symptoms to find out if he really is hypo or just feeling a drop from what he's used to. If the latter, this should resolve within a few weeks as his body gets used to running lower. Don't get us started on the subject of GP's :roll: Don't believe any doctor who suggests "type 2s can't go hypo". Its the type of treatment that decides whether you get hypos, not your type. [/QUOTE]

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