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| | | From: Sharona1973 (Original Message) | Sent: 9/20/2005 1:56 PM |
I am a Type 2 diabetic that has recently been put on insulin. I thought I would come here and ask my question because Type 1 seem to have more incidences of hypoglycemia and I need some help. What is really classified as hypoglycemia....below 70? below 60? And what are the negative effects of hypoglycemia? As a T2 diabetic, I have been more concerned about hyperglycemia and now that I'm on insulin, I've been having the opposite and I wonder what hypoglyemia is doing to my body? As a T2 diabetic, I know that high BG can lead to all kinds of problems like kidney, eye etc disease....is it the same for hypoglycemia? I would appreciate it if you could direct me to a website. I've tried researching it myself but I don't get much info on it. I know I'm not a Type1......I'm just a Type2 who is using insulin. Please help. Thank you. |
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| Hi Sharona I was browsing through some articles on hypoglycemia, and this one seemed to cover it pretty well. Hope it helps you to understand things a bit better. As a type 1, I can tell you that lows are very unpleasant! Not quite certain how a low would affect a T2...but sure hope you don't have to find out. If you are concerned, make sure you have a source of sugar available to you at all times, just in case. Let us know how you are doing on the insulin, OK? Good luck! sheryl |
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Hi Sharona first and I may be off a bit but relax.Sorry but your words make me think you are scared to death of going low.Your 60 or 70 "target" number does not apply,to me a low is when your numbers drop dramatically,go below your "normal" range........if you normally run between say 90 and 120 the different lowwer numbers affect you differently.The most inportant thing is to know YOUR systoms of a low as we all have different ones and to check your numbers if you think you are low,just to be on the safe side.I have had a low reaction at 60 before but also have been "normal" at 25.It just depends how much of a drop I go through or what my numbers have been at prior to it,but then again I do not consider myself an "average" diabetic either.As for the affects of lows I personally believe they effect more your brain functions like memmory,cordination,understing communications.....writen and verbal,spelling,etc. those are some of the ones I can think of that have plauged me since I statred having lows often.As well as some of the high reading complications do to you.Sorry I did not read Sheryl's link for some reason I can not get it. |
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Thanks for the replies! Sheryl, I will have to read the website more, I did scan it quickly. I guess I feel uneducated on the dangers of hypoglycemia. As a Type2 diabetic, I worry so much about high BG levels and all the dangers associated with it....as in the complications of high BG levels that when I got on insulin, I was worried that if I consistently got lower BG levels that I would be no better off. From what I've been reading on websites and now what both of you are saying, it sounds like low BG levels lead more to things like loss of memory, or consciousness etc....none of which are safe or good, but it doesn't seem to have complications associated with it like high BG levels...or am I wrong about that? Not to say that I want to go into a coma or anything, but where I used to have 120 as a norm, now I'm around 80 sometimes and that is new for me. And if I use too much insulin, I can go even lower. I think my lowest so far is 45....and that felt PRETTY bad. Anyway, I look forward to learning more about this. |
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Sharona, I know many people go to the emergency room with lows. I am a type 2, but have read about the lows from this group. If your blood sugar goes too low death will occur. If you are driving and pass out, the result is not good. As a type 2, I have tried hard to stay off of insulin because of lows and because insulin can cause weight gain, at least thats what my doctor thinks. Exercise has worked great for me. Chuck 100 |
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The theme to dLife TV is Test Don't Guess. If you live with insulin and the possibility of lows, you have to test test test. You dont jump in a car without knowing what your BG is and you try very very hard to stay at a reasonable number. It's nothing to be afraid of. I'm actually more afraid of the people who run around with low low A1C's who live on the very edge of a low and jump into their cars like that. You have to use your head, keep track of things and not be lazy about checking. |
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