Type 2

[Saff]

Hi I’m having problems keeping sugar levels up even after eating, I’m eating a lot but still going down .x

 

[trophywench]

Er, what treatment do you use for your diabetes?

 

[Inka]

Hi I’m having problems keeping sugar levels up even after eating, I’m eating a lot but still going down .x

@Saff How much are they going down? What’s the lowest result you’re getting?

 

[Saff]

4 x

 

[Saff]

Er, what treatment do you use for your diabetes?

Metformin x

 

[Lucyr]

4 x

4.x isn’t low, that’s ok. But how long after eating do you see the 4.x and what medications are you on?

 

[Saff]

I’m fighting all time keep levels up x

 

[Lucyr]

Metformin x

Ah this came through just as I wrote the last reply. You don’t need to worry about having dangerous low blood sugars on just metformin, and 4.x isn’t low.

Is there a reason the 4s worry you? Why are you trying to get them higher?

 

[Saff]

4.x isn’t low, that’s ok. But how long after eating do you see the 4.x and what medications are you on?

It’s low for me, my levels normally high, I’m on Metformin, I can have hypo at 7 x

 

[Saff]

Ah this came through just as I wrote the last reply. You don’t need to worry about having dangerous low blood sugars on just metformin, and 4.x isn’t low.

Is there a reason the 4s worry you? Why are you trying to get them higher?

I feel hypo at 4 x

 

[Drummer]

I’m fighting all time keep levels up x

I think that the situation is something for your GP as low BG when taking just Metformin is not consistent with type 2.
Maybe look up RH - reactive hypoglycaemia and see if that is familiar?

 

[Lucyr]

It’s low for me, my levels normally high, I’m on Metformin, I can have hypo at 7 x

You aren’t having hypos at 7.x, because that is not hypo. You just need to get used to having normal blood sugars. If you stop trying to make them go higher and actually let your body stay at these levels you’ll get used to them soon enough. 4 and 7 are both perfectly normal blood sugars.

 

[Lucyr]

I think that the situation is something for your GP as low BG when taking just Metformin is not consistent with type 2.
Maybe look up RH - reactive hypoglycaemia and see if that is familiar?

They aren’t actually having hypos though, they’re just not used to normal bgs

 

[Saff]

It’s low for me, my levels normally high, I’m on Metformin, I can have hypo at 7 x

My sugar rises after eating then goes back down x

 

[Saff]

Thank you , I’m getting really anxious about it, maybe over thinking lol xx

 

[Saff]

They aren’t actually having hypos though, they’re just not used to normal bgs

Thank you xx

 

[Drummer]

They aren’t actually having hypos though, they’re just not used to normal bgs

It still seems unusual if someone is eating a lot to be seeing such low numbers.

 

[Saff]

They aren’t actually having hypos though, they’re just not used to normal bgs

Thank you xx

 

[Drummer]

@Saff - what are you eating to try to raise your BG numbers?

 

[Saff]

It still seems unusual if someone is eating a lot to be seeing such low numbers.

It’s gone up to 17.2 and will soon crash back down xx