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When I’m sat on my A**e

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TerryP

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I have observed that if I am sat down, doing nothing (i.e., the daily office working position) then my BG number are ok, however since Friday (I'm now on leave) as soon as I go out and do what would be classified as ‘light garden work’ I have ended up in Hypo Territory 3 days in a row. So, time to act as I can’t just sit around all day. I’m currently on the max dose of my good friend Gliclazide (twice a day) as well as Metformin so I’m going to halve the Gliclazide dose in the morning and see if that help to stop dropping me down.

I think it’s important to self-monitor and drive your own health decisions. I will keep you posted with the outcome of this little trial. 😱
 
TerryP said:
I have observed that if I am sat down, doing nothing (i.e., the daily office working position) then my BG number are ok, however since Friday (I'm now on leave) as soon as I go out and do what would be classified as ‘light garden work’ I have ended up in Hypo Territory 3 days in a row. So, time to act as I can’t just sit around all day. I’m currently on the max dose of my good friend Gliclazide (twice a day) as well as Metformin so I’m going to halve the Gliclazide dose in the morning and see if that help to stop dropping me down.

I think it’s important to self-monitor and drive your own health decisions. I will keep you posted with the outcome of this little trial. 😱
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I think that is what @Brambleberry had to do when they were on holiday, I'm not sure if they adjusted it back when they returned home.
 
Gardening hypo's are notorious for those with type 1 & use insulin so similar experience to yourself, hope your plan works.
 
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