Hi Everyone and Anyone,

I am writing to find info for my husband who was diagnosed with type 2 about 1 mo. ago. He takes Metformin, 1 am and 1 pm. It is slowly bringing his blood sugar #s down. Plus, he watches his diet really well.

His dr. just gave him Glipizide, to take 1 am and 1 pm. My husband is worried that that will make him go to low. He will take his first in the morning tomorrow. So, if he goes below what #, and then he should eat some candy or oj or something like that??

Thanks for the help.

Wannabe

Just as a wild guess, I'd recommend just a few grams of fast-acting carb at 70 mg/dL. But if he falls quickly, as I do, he might want to start higher-- at 80, or even 90. But I'm T-1, a lot different. At lower bG, eat more carbs, per his MD-assigned "ratio".

Remember, "just a few grams" is less than 10 -- a "regular" soda has way over 40, and would blast him past 200 mg/dL (maybe as high as 350 mg/dL). Definitely NOT a good choice.

Everyone reacts a little differently, some people are OK at 70. (I'm not, need at least 80.) But no one is OK at less than 60, so you want to be sure to catch a "low" BEFORE he gets there. I would not want to be a pedestrian, or another driver, if someone else was driving on the road with bG below 70 mg/dL.

Having been "High" for a long time, he will likely "feel" low (shakey, sweating) at even normal bG levels. If so, go ahead and eat just a few grams (like ONE or TWO glucose tablets). But as he starts to live at correct bG, his body will adjust to the new and correct "normal", and this will stop happening.

Hi Rick,

Thanks for replying and giving the info that we need. My husband has a small town family dr. and he did not give him very much info. No dietician classes or such. So, we are just going by what we know and read and your help!

Thanks again.

Wannabe

Low blood sugar is rarely a concern when just oral meds are used, but I use 70 as my cut off.

If your husband is worried about his meds dropping his blood sugar levels, then he should talk to his doctor. You need to support him instead of wondering what to give him if his blood sugars drop low. If you do not know what to do, then you should talk to the doctor too. You should also ask the doctor what is a safe low. It is different for everybody.

What are other possible Diseases, reasons, factors & causes that can give reading of High Blood Sugur, While there can be No Diabetes ?

This one, can really clear many myths & confusions and bring Hopes to many, Who may have accepted the Diabetes, just because of Meter Showing High Blood Glucose, While the reason could be something else needing care & treatment.

Please tell & Share the facts as experienced to favor so many like me.
"Takecare"

Hi Rick,
Thanks for replying and giving the info that we need. My husband has a small town family dr. and he did not give him very much info. No dietician classes or such. So, we are just going by what we know and read and your help!
Hey, I'm delighted to 'hang out' and avoid doing my real work (I've been hog-wild on this board during the last two days :D )

Until you all have his dosages and drugs set, I gotta encourage EXTREMELY FREQUENT testing. (By which I mean 6-12 per day, NOT 3.) He's using the sides of his fingertips, and not the ends or pads, right? Hurts much less and doesn't interfere with handling things.

When I was living with finger-stick meters, I tested 12-20x per day. But again, I'm T1 and probably much more unstable, he almost certainly doesn't need tests every single hour.