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Midgie

Midgie

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I’ve had a high fasting glucose for years, since 2014 as far as I know. but my hba1c had been normal. (Obviously not now)
I got the libre free trial and had it on for the first time last night. It appears I was hypoglycaemic for a short while at three a.m and woke up to a reading of 7.4. I’m assuming my liver is ‘helping out’, but I didn’t think type 2’s got hypos. I’m not on meds.
 
Are sure it was definitely a hypo, as if you sleep on the sensor you can get what are known as compression lows. Type 2 can get hypos if they are on medication such as Gliclazide.
 
Midgie said:
It appears I was hypoglycaemic for a short while at three a.m and woke up to a reading of 7.4.
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I think being a bit low during the night is normal enough. (It's also possible to get a false low reading if you sleep on the sensor, by compressing the flesh around it and (I guess) reducing flow of the fluids.)
 
grovesy said:
Are sure it was definitely a hypo, as if you sleep on the sensor you can get what are known as compression lows. Type 2 can get hypos if they are on medication such as Gliclazide.
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No idea really, but I thought it would be a great explanation for my constant morning highs.
 
It's possible for anyone to go below 4, then your liver kicks in to raise your BG, around 8 your insulin response drops it back down to somewhere in between.

What levels did you see, low and high?
 
travellor said:
It's possible for anyone to go below 4, then your liver kicks in to raise your BG, around 8 your insulin response drops it back down to somewhere in between.

What levels did you see, low and high?
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It’s quite difficult to tell exactly from the graph, I’m guessing that 7.4 when I tested at 8am might have been the highest. I had my breakfast at 9.
Quite interesting.6CDB273F-8A93-4D03-AFBB-14365DFAFAC3.jpeg
 
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