Erin Thank You so much for putting the wonderful photo online, I was in a mood of not wanting to take care of my diabetes when I got my daily email from dlife, and I saw the photo and I realize I was going to be alright (I took as a sign) Thanks again Patricia B
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Thank You so much for putting the wonderful photo online, I was in a mood of not wanting to take care of my diabetes when I got my daily email from dlife, and I saw the photo and I realize I was going to be alright (I took as a sign)
Thanks again
Patricia B
Hi LC and Jo. Thanks for reading my post and leaving comments! As I've continued to test I've noticed that I seem to run pretty low in general. I don't know if it's because of exercise, or because I was eating too few carbs, or if I tend to test more often when I start to feel low. I wish I had enough test strips to test before and after every single meal this week to get a more accurate picture, but this has definitely been an interesting (and eye-opening!) experiment.
Hi Jo, Erin, LC, Interesting experiment here... I think it important to remember that 68 or 70 mg/dl is not "low" blood glucose. Experts believe that a normal blood glucose reading w/o any insulin resistance is about 70, so I wouldn't get too concerned about readings in this range, in fact I'd be delighted. Erin, your comment about the need for treatment below 70 is correct only if you are taking oral meds (especially the sulfonylureas) or insulin. W/o drug interference, we all...
I think it important to remember that 68 or 70 mg/dl is not "low" blood glucose. Experts believe that a normal blood glucose reading w/o any insulin resistance is about 70, so I wouldn't get too concerned about readings in this range, in fact I'd be delighted.
Erin, your comment about the need for treatment below 70 is correct only if you are taking oral meds (especially the sulfonylureas) or insulin. W/o drug interference, we all have remarkable blood glucose regulating mechanisms that work to keep our blood glucose from dropping too low. This is something our bodies are designed to do from day one, but since most of us continuously bombard our systems with so much dietary carbohydrates, the hormone that works to pull our readings up (glucagon) gets a bit rusty. So, be patient with your new lower carb diet. Give your body a chance to get used to this new, lower-carb "normal" and you will find many, many benefits to this new low-carb diet.
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Thank You so much for putting the wonderful photo online, I was in a mood of not wanting to take care of my diabetes when I got my daily email from dlife, and I saw the photo and I realize I was going to be alright (I took as a sign)
Thanks again
Patricia B
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