If you check out a certain diabetes forum these days, you could be forgiven for believing, type two diabetics are having hypos around the clock. The fact is, none insulin using type two diabetics, rarely suffer from hypos. For most of the time, type two’s are fighting to keep BG number down, not up ! Hypos are very rare, unless you are on a multi medication regime to control BG numbers, or suffering from Cugila induced mass hysteria. Jeez, that guy is more dangerous than four pounds of sweating gelignite !
If you are a type two diabetic, on none or minimal meds, i.e. Metformin, and use diet and exercise for safe control of BG numbers, hypos are the last thing you need to concern yourself with.
Eddie
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2 comments:
The biggest problem is that cugila is creating a Fear of Hypoglycemia amongst the newly diagnosed.
From Diabetes.co.uk
"Managing the fear of hypoglycemia"
"In situations where you are worried, or even scared of having hypos, some people may decide to run their blood sugars higher than usual and others may abstain from a particular activity, such as certain sports or driving."
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/fear-of-hypoglycemia.html
It looks like there's an outbreak of Hypo-phobia amongst Type 2s at DCUK, the mere mention of 4 mmol/L and there they are with the “fours the floor” and you must take glucotabs. They seem totally oblivious to the fact that most Type 2s on non hypoglycemic drugs will NOT suffer a disabling hypo, the body's own counter-regulatory response to low blood sugar will take care of that. The hardest thing for a Type 2 is keeping BG numbers down, over-treating with three glucotabs is not the way to go.
This is the advice given by a T1 to a newbie who's only medication is one 500g metformin.
“Dave, still difficult to say if your tiredness is due to having a hypo or simply down to the physical exercise involved. Why not carry your blood glucose meter with you and test before you get half way round, if you are going low then eat some fast acting glucose followed by a carby snack 10-15 mins later, then after try eating a banana before you embark on the golf course as this may prevent you going low. Just remember to always carry fast acting glucose wherever you go.”
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=19427&p=177308&hilit=golf#p177308
There are some T1s who have an understanding of the problems with T2s, the guy who posted this is definitely not one of them.
Graham
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