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Diagbosed 6 weeks ago type 2
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Drummer
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Have you changed to lower carb foods?
If so, then it could be that your pancreas is overproducing insulin but you are now more sensitive to it.
The situation should become more normal as time goes on, and the poor hysterical pancreas calms down.
If so, then it could be that your pancreas is overproducing insulin but you are now more sensitive to it.
The situation should become more normal as time goes on, and the poor hysterical pancreas calms down.
HI Lisa
Yes it is normal for blood sugars to begin to drop after food as medication is designed to do this. However the feeling you describe might be those of a low blood sugar and your medication might need a review. it might help for your next Med review to keep a log of how you feel and how often this feeling occurs and when after food.
Yes it is normal for blood sugars to begin to drop after food as medication is designed to do this. However the feeling you describe might be those of a low blood sugar and your medication might need a review. it might help for your next Med review to keep a log of how you feel and how often this feeling occurs and when after food.
BlueArmy
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When you say drop - what was the reading pre-meal and 2 hours after? Your BG levels will go up and down depending on a number of factors including primarily, what you ate, but also any exercise you have done and I have found also it depends on how hydrated you are
If your levels had been high before diagnosis, you may feel false hypos while your body adjust to normal ones that are lower than it has been used to.
I also find I feel false hypo symptoms if my levels fall rapidly, even though they can still be anywhere in the 4s or even the 5s, yet I can slowly dip into a 3.8 or 3.9 without feeling anything unless they get a bit lower.
But Metformin should not cause hypos, it is one of the reasons it is the first choice treatment.
I also find I feel false hypo symptoms if my levels fall rapidly, even though they can still be anywhere in the 4s or even the 5s, yet I can slowly dip into a 3.8 or 3.9 without feeling anything unless they get a bit lower.
But Metformin should not cause hypos, it is one of the reasons it is the first choice treatment.
trophywench
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Err, palpitations is what I had pre diagnosis arising from too high BG for too long - a sign my heart was struggling to cope. Have you invested in a blood glucose meter yet, Lisa?
Yes I got 1 a few weeks ago this is all new to me as I only got diagnosed 6 weeks ago with type 2
BlueArmy
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I’ve personally never had a heart palpitation so can’t comment on that but not sure its caused by diabetes- might be worth getting it checked out. The worse I experienced was going mental with exercise and weight loss when I found out. Panicked and then cycled 20 miles over 90 minutes which is something I hadn’t done for years prior, when I got home, I made it into the kitchen then spun out and collapsed. It was pretty stupid, got told off by the DB nurse
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If you have your monitor, and if you have not been doing so then it would be a good idea to test before you eat and then 2 hours afterward and note if and when you are getting the unwell feeling. Obviously keep a record of what and what portion size you have had for your meal.
Palpitations are not good and feel unpleasant so get checked out, sometimes can be medication related.
Palpitations are not good and feel unpleasant so get checked out, sometimes can be medication related.
My blood sugars have gone down massively since my diabetic nurse put me on 4 metformin a day I'm now inbetween 8 & 9 from being inbetween 12 & 16 but my reading yesterday 2 hours after my tea went to 5.2 which is really low for me as I've never had that reading b4 and I redid it just to make sure that's when I was feeling all sweaty and having palpatations
I've been doing a lot better since the diabetic nurse upped my metformin to 4 a day instead of 3 I'm there to see her again on the 6th of July and have a word
They are one of the possible symptoms of low glucose levels. I do not get the same ones every time, but I have had them before.
I think false hypo symptoms are quite possible with you having been that high then reducing that much. Those levels are something your body will get used and you will soon stop feeling symptoms.
That said, if you are concerned then you should still talk to a doctor in case they are a symptom of something else.
I'm awaiting an appointment at the lipid clinic as diabetes is in my family and my dad & my brother all ended up on insulin from type 2 my other brother ended up straight on insulin in 40s so don't know yet if I am going to end up in that criteria
BlueArmy
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thats why I like these forums, learn something new everyday. Thanks!
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Sounds like your body has got used to running at higher levels as @Becka suggested, and is firing it’s warning signs a little early. After a short while your ‘glucose thermostat’ should readjustas your body becomes used to more in-range numbers again.
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