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But at the same time, I suggest you reduce carbs to the absolute minimum.
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NO NO NO NO NO NO NO.
If you are having lots of hypos then reducing carbs is suicidal. I'm sorry BlueSky, I know you're mad passionate about low-carbing and somehow seem to think it's the answer to every problem but this is not the time. You are giving out very, very dangerous advice.
If you are having lots of hypos, you don't cut the carbs, you cut the insulin. End of story. But you need to know WHEN you need to reduce your insulin. So you need to start testing hourly again. You need to see exactly when you're having hypos. If they're regularly within 2 hours of your last bolus injection, you need to reduce your bolus you give at that time - you may need to rethink your carb ratios. If they're happening at random times in the day then you need to cut your basal intake. You will see instant results from reducing your bolus; reducing your basal (in increments of 4u) will take around 3 days to kick in.
Once you have established a specific reason for each hypo, THEN you can start thinking about altering your carb intake. But PLEASE,
PLEASE do
NOT cut down on your carbs now, because you'll just have even more hypos and you'll put so much strain on your liver that you could kill yourself.
