[Diabetes-talk] QUESTION

[cheryl echevarria]

55 wow I would pass out at 55 that is way to low, I start feeling shaky at 
80
Cheryl Echevarria


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "catdancing" <catdancing at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 9:44 AM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] QUESTION


> i always thought a low reading was 55 or below.when did this change
> Debbie
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 12:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] QUESTION
>
>
> > If you have a reading that low, do a second test. If it also is low and
> > you are fairly certain that you have gotten enough blood on the strip,
> > treat for the low. Generally, one does this by following the
> > "fifteen-fifteen rule", that is, eating fifteen grams of carbohydrate,
> > waiting fifteen minutes and then testing again, eating fifteen more
> > grams of carb if the reading is still low. By "low", The American
> > Diabetes Association now means below 70 mg/dl. Many authorities say one
> > should treat if the reading is below 80 mg/dl and one does not
> > anticipate eating immediately.
> >
> > Mike Freeman
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Paul & Paula Jordan" <paujor at fuse.net>
> > To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 5:27 AM
> > Subject: [Diabetes-talk] QUESTION
> >
> >
> > This morning, when I got up, I did my fasting glucose test for the day,
> > and
> > had a reading of 52 milligrams per decileder.  I know that this is low,
> >
> > But should I react, or treat it like a normal day.  I know that I can be
> > asymptomatic, but at what point do I just grab the bull by the horns,
> > and do
> > things differently?please advise.  Thanks.
> >
> >
> >
> > Paul
> >
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