Low & don't know it.

[ant hill]

OK you feel fine and test and see 2.6 / 46.8 What gives. :dontknow: :confused: Natualy I reach for the jar of Clangers (Choc coated candy :D)

[morrisma]

Peter,
I've had that situation too. I think it has to do with the rate of drop as I notice it when my sugar is dropping quickly but not when it sort of drifts low over a couple of hours.

Quite a struggle. I keep trying to get the cgms which will alert me but my insurance isn't in the mood.
Mike

[ant hill]

Peter,
I've had that situation too. I think it has to do with the rate of drop as I notice it when my sugar is dropping quickly but not when it sort of drifts low over a couple of hours.
MMmm.... I see, I have just had a very heavy carb dinner and I had my bolus at 2.2 / 39.6 and I immediately ate. A test 2 hours later and a 4.0 / 72! Still low??

Quite a struggle. I keep trying to get the cgms which will alert me but my insurance isn't in the mood.
Mike
Now that's what I want, A CGMS!!! But no insurance and no job. :( Still my endo is very happy. :)

[Lizzie G]

hi guys

i have this too, definitely 'low' symptoms tend to appear when blood sugar falling fast (this often happens with me if i have a high, a BG of around 10 which i bolus for in a muscle, feel shakey, test and im only at 5 or something). i guess the whole 'fight or flight' is stimulated by the fall in sugar.

the constant fun we have....

[notme]

Your numbers look awfully low Peter. Sometimes when you have run low for a long time, your body starts to adjust to those low numbers and you don't feel them anymore.

It may be time to move your numbers just a bit higher for a few days, so you low blood sugars don't go un-noticed. Scary. I hate when I don't feel them. :(