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BGL suddenly drops to Hypoglycaemia level, for no reason.

Posted by waynerkk @waynerkk, 1 day ago

Hi,
I am 77 year old male. I have had well managed T2D for 20 years. I recently had a stone removed from my bile duct. Since that procedure 6 months ago, my diabetes has been difficult to manage. My BGL will sometimes drop to 2-3 mmols/L (41.4 mg/dL) with no change of exercise, diet or insulin. I wear a CGM and it is so annoying when the alarm goes of at 3am!
Has anyone else experienced sudden BGL crashes and discovered why?

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dbamos1945 | @dbamos1945 | 1 day ago

@waynerkk: My diabetes saga is similar to yours… long time type2. I am 81 female with CGM that seems to “alarm” me more often now. I wish I had a clear solution to the high’s & low’s with no apparent cause. It drives me crazy trying to figure out the cause so I can make changes. Could this phenomenon happen just to type2’s with mucho birthdays?
I have found I am keeping my 2insulin pens with me wherever I am and a sack of things to eat to rise numbers just in case. The additional insulin brings numbers down quickly, but low’s take more food than I would think appropriate to get the numbers higher. I do drink a lot of water too!
I’m sure these hints are not new to you. Please share if you have a successful high/low BG plan with me.

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waynerkk | @waynerkk | 1 day ago

Hi dbamos1945
Thanks for your response and for sharing my frustration with needing to carry rapid action insulin for unexplained highs and glyucogel jelly beans for unexplained lows.
In Australia we have Accredited Diabetic Nurse Educators. The last time that I visited my ADNE, she suggested that I had probably developed Type 3C diabetes, which would explain my wild BGL swings. I have found that many GPs are not very well informed on the management of BGL. I wish you well.

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waynerkk | @waynerkk | 1 day ago
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@waynerkk: My diabetes saga is similar to yours… long time type2. I am 81 female with CGM that seems to “alarm” me more often now. I wish I had a clear solution to the high’s & low’s with no apparent cause. It drives me crazy trying to figure out the cause so I can make changes. Could this phenomenon happen just to type2’s with mucho birthdays?
I have found I am keeping my 2insulin pens with me wherever I am and a sack of things to eat to rise numbers just in case. The additional insulin brings numbers down quickly, but low’s take more food than I would think appropriate to get the numbers higher. I do drink a lot of water too!
I’m sure these hints are not new to you. Please share if you have a successful high/low BG plan with me.

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Hi again,
I forgot to mention that my ADNE said that it is not uncommon to develop type 3C diabetes after an episode of Pacreatitis. I've had Pacreatitis 3 times in the past 5 years.

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carbcounter | @carbcounter | 16 hours ago

Type 3C! First I've heard of this. Google asserts it's been known since the 1990s but I gather an official designation has occurred only in the last year.

Sounds difficult to cope with, more like type1 than type2.

I would ask two questions, first if you are still taking diabetes meds to lower blood glucose, and second if you can associate the low blood glucose events with anything - diet, exercise, or even just time since last meal.

I wonder if there are some slow-digesting foods that you might find that help to steady things out.

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