Not too sure if I should be concerned or if the fact dad isn't on any diabetic medication enough to cope with some readings after dinner/exercise being under 4. It's not every time and his pre-meal readings are normally in the 5's with the odd one at 6.1.
Dad exercises regularly and I keep his diet as close as possible to a high GI/portion control. He has x3 good meals a day with snacks being nuts or some sort of protein. No pre-made meals at all everything home made.
The main thing is when his reading eg last night after dinner and cross training 3.4 (it was 5.5 before dinner) he doesn't feel dizzy or remotely different! I keep asking him if he has any feelings of low BG but he definitely doesn't, never has. we only know as we test although I know this can be 10/20% error on figures.
He just feels hungry and will have a snack.
I wasn't going to post about it as his figures have been mainly 4-5 but last night we added another under 4. Hope it isn't silly to ask about this as I know dad isn't on meds which would cause him to go too low. Is it correct just to make sure he snacks when this happens?
He feels healthy and could still do with gaining weight although how he doesn't i don't know as I can hardly carry his supply of veg etc home! If his weight at the end of the week equalled the shopping we buy he would be back to the weight he was!
Thanks
Dad exercises regularly and I keep his diet as close as possible to a high GI/portion control. He has x3 good meals a day with snacks being nuts or some sort of protein. No pre-made meals at all everything home made.
The main thing is when his reading eg last night after dinner and cross training 3.4 (it was 5.5 before dinner) he doesn't feel dizzy or remotely different! I keep asking him if he has any feelings of low BG but he definitely doesn't, never has. we only know as we test although I know this can be 10/20% error on figures.
He just feels hungry and will have a snack.
I wasn't going to post about it as his figures have been mainly 4-5 but last night we added another under 4. Hope it isn't silly to ask about this as I know dad isn't on meds which would cause him to go too low. Is it correct just to make sure he snacks when this happens?
He feels healthy and could still do with gaining weight although how he doesn't i don't know as I can hardly carry his supply of veg etc home! If his weight at the end of the week equalled the shopping we buy he would be back to the weight he was!
Thanks