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smile4loubie

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For me at the moment I get Hypo symptoms from anywhere between 4-6 but I know this is only because my body is used to being high.

How low is low for you?
 
smile4loubie said:
For me at the moment I get Hypo symptoms from anywhere between 4-6 but I know this is only because my body is used to being high.

How low is low for you?
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I'm the same as you. Our bodies need time to learn that between 4 and 6 is good. I'm assured that will happen in time, now all I have to do is get myself down to that sort of level without the Gliclazide. You only need to do something about it if you go below 4.
 
Wish i knew but have seen alot on here say 4 is thought upon as hypo.
 
Below 4 is treated by most as a hypo. Personally I treat anything under 3.5 as a hypo (dafne rules) but my target is 4.5-7.5 so if I was under that (and it's a while until I'm due to eat) I'll probably eat something to bring me up. I tend to feel it once I get below 4, but when my control wasn't so good I'd feel hypo type symptoms in the 5s.
 
Hiya

For someone with diabetes, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 1/2 🙂 anything 4 mmol or under is considered a hypo. You will get to know what you need to take for a hypo. For example if Jessica is 3.5 to 4 then 1/2 can of small coke is fine but anything under whole can and if down in the 2's possible even more.

I know that 4 to 6 has been mentioned as a goal but take baby steps. If you are high a lot of the time (over 10) then make your goal 4 mmol to 10 mmol. Once you have generally achieved that bring that 10 down to 8 etc etc.

Your body will then be feeling the under 4's rather and 5 and 6's.

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I'm going to be taking it slow just fed up of feeling hypo at good levels lol! Just wondered when everyone else felt low
 
My control is pretty tight and I don't really start to get the symptoms until I am around 3.2 or below. I was 2.8 the other day without noticing. although once the symptoms come I really feel them!
 
I feel them well in advance. usually do anyway. and if I go hypo during the night I wake up 90% of the time.
 
It's below 4, as I understand it, Lou. However, I totally feel for you about the feeling hypo at higher levels. I know when I was coming down after DX, I had some really strange times feeling hypo at 6's and 7's. I'm led to understand that when you get a stronger pattern of in-range scores, you won't feel like that as much. Of course, YDMV 😉
 
When first diagnosed, i felt hypo at 5 or below. The symptoms then were sweating, shaking feeling confused and unable to concentrate etc..
Now i've had type 1 many years and my control is tight, i only really get symptoms at below 2.5 and the symptoms are much harder to spot. Sometimes the only way i can be sure is to test.
 
I turn really nasty when hypo. poor hubby2b im sure its putting him off marrying me haha!!
I'm snappy shouty angry shaky sweaty unable to concentrate or do what I should do lol not a good Loubie!
 
Ditto!

But to late for my hubby - he married me already! Don't always get like that mind - sometimes I am all pathetic and floppy! I have been down to 0.5 without realising and brought round by ambulance men! Yeh ha! The joys of diabetes!

smile4loubie said:
I turn really nasty when hypo. poor hubby2b im sure its putting him off marrying me haha!!
I'm snappy shouty angry shaky sweaty unable to concentrate or do what I should do lol not a good Loubie!
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lol Admin!!.. He's fine really but it would put me off marrying me!!!
 
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But to late for my hubby - he married me already! Don't always get like that mind - sometimes I am all pathetic and floppy! I have been down to 0.5 without realising and brought round by ambulance men! Yeh ha! The joys of diabetes!
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0.5???? Blimey O'Reilly!😱
 
Yeah they put up with almost as much as us!! haha
 
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