I'm diabetic (Type II) and lately my blood sugar has gotten really low?

Question

I used to have a hard time getting my glucose under 150 without medication and now it's going down to 75-80 with no medication. Why might this be and should I do anything about it. (I'm a big guy and I am eating well (low carbs though).

Answer 1

If you experience hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) several times a week, call your health care provider. You may need a change in your treatment plan: less medication or a different medication, a new schedule for your medication, a different meal plan, or a new exercise plan, assuming you are exercising. Exercise raises your insulin level and you may not need as much medication. Your meter may be inaccurate as many on the market are. Many of the meters on the market are manually calibrated and are NOT accurate! There is NO FDA STANDARD for blood glucose meters, so you are responsible for checking the accuracy yourself. Just between us, the two most popular brands are only +/- 20% accurate when they are calibrated correctly. They are as much as 40% wrong if you forget to calibrate them!

There are around 5-10 meters on the market that are self-calibrating and accurate +/- 5%, which was the proposed FDA Standard that never got passed. The Bayer / Ascencia models above (Breeze and Contour) are two of the ones that meet that standard.

You may have another health condition. See your doctor. Meanwhile carry some hard candy with you and ID. Try not to drive until you get this straight.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

If you are in fact a type 2 diabetic and not on any medications but have a glucose of 75 (which is normal) you may not have been a diabetic to begin with or you may have been a person with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) not diabetes per se with the IGT being corrected by diet and activity. Those with IGT do have some increased health risk and certainly are at risk for overt diabetes later but at present do not worry be happy for you have a normal glucose.

Answer 5

75-80 is NOT low those are the numbers you are looking for. You want to try to keep your sugar between 70-110. Be sure you eat a high protein snack mid morning, mid afternoon and before bed to help keep you sugar level.

Answer 6

Sounds like you're doing a good job of managing your weight, diet, and exercise routine. Many type 2s have gotten off medication just by doing everything right. Congratulations. I've posted some links that might give you some answers. In particular, I was thinking of Dr. McDougall's site. He's gotten quite a few type IIs off medication just through diet and exercise....
http://www.geocities.com/seabulls69/Type_II_Diabetes.html

Answer 7

That is excellent. Keep on doing the same thing. Those figures are normal.