[Diabetes-talk] QUESTION

[Ed Bryant]

Hi Mike,

Many hospitals say they take action when your reading reaches 70. But like
many have already mentioned we are all different and have to do what works
for us. 

I'm usually okay until I reach 60 but I have experimented several times and
often I can reach 50 before I feel disoriented.

The reason many hospitals say 70 is because they do not want to gamble and
somebody have a hypoglycemia episode.

Regards,
Ed Bryant

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 11:22 PM
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I've always read that below 80 one might want to do something. Now ADA 
says below 70. Dunno whether it is trying to get the A1C down or what.

Mike

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Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 6:44 AM
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i always thought a low reading was 55 or below.when did this change
Debbie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
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Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 12:13 AM
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> 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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