body adjusting to constant hypos Posted: 02-18-08 17:06pm
hi i've got low blood sugar i regularly
run between 36-54 all the time now. I used
to eat regularly but have stopped that now
and seem to be adapting to low levels. Not
sure why my levels are low, don't think
it's caused by too much insulin b/c I have
ketones in my blood .7-1.1 when this low.
I did see a dr but got nowhere and sorted
it out myself by forcing my body to cope
with low numbers. Anyway, is that what
most of you do? I must admitt, sometimes
it doesn't work and my bg goes up by
itself w/o doing anything i.e. a few
nights ago I was 49, ketones 1.1, had
dinner frozen beans, few small pieces of
sweet potato and some chicken (total 15g
carbohydrates) and 3 hours later my blood
sugar was 175 w/0.9 ketones?
Hmm, so just wondering now what kind of
apporach you all take to low bs... is
staying hypo all the time alright to do?
thanks
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Stan
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Posted: 02-19-08 19:10pm
NO!!!!!! That is too low! 36?!!!!!!! Of
course, everyone is different, but the
typical standard is that anything below 60
is bad. I mean, if it seems to be working
it's possible, but those seem to be
dangerously low levels to me, and you have
quite a sensitive system if it jumps that
high. I don't pay attention to ketones so
I can't comment on that relationship,
however.
