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[johninacar]

hi just checked my sugar levels it was 3.9 had some milk and 2 digestives its now 6.3 was this the right thing to do ?

 

[Caroline]

you weren't terribly low so maybe just needed a little help to come back up. Did you have any warning signs or symptoms?

In most cases three jelly babies or a fun sized can of full fat coke helps followed by some digetstive biscuits or some bread and butter a short time later or a meal if you are due one does the trick.

Have the jelly babies or sugary treatment, test in 15 minutes and repeat till things come back to normal (between 4 and 7).

I'm sure some one will be along soon with more accurate advice soon

 

[Copepod]

For a reading of 3.9mmol/l either a glass of milk or a digestive biscuit would be more than enough - no need for all 3. Unless you'd given yourself too much insulin, for example.

 

[Vicsetter]

Are you still only on Metformin? If so then I wouldn't worry about a reading of 3.9, you shouldn't get a hypo on Metformin alone. Did you have any hypo symptoms?

 

[johninacar]

reply

am type 2 not on insulin the worning signs didnt happen i just checked myself on offchance ?

 

[johninacar]

doctor

went to c doctor today woke up realy dizzy sugars was 8.5 doc said could be anxiety or vertigo or a bit of both he gave me some tabs for dizzyness

 

[Caroline]

glad you have seen the doctor, hope you feel better soon