Today's blood sugar
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LJFJ
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My home-care nurse told me to drop my insulin by 10 units last night to try to avoid low blood-sugar episodes again. However, my blood sugar was lower today than yesterday: 83. I was really surprised. I'm going to have to eat very soon.
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Why would they consider 83 to be low? The low reading alarm on my pump is set to let me know if my BS goes down to 70.0
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I was told that 80 is the low end of what a fasting BG should be. I look at between 80 and 120.0
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Why would they consider 83 to be low? The low reading alarm on my pump is set to let me know if my BS goes down to 70.
Hi, Mick. I didn't say it was "too low," I just said it was lower than the day before. And I know that, even though it was a good 83, if I didn't eat soon it would get lower. That's why I said I had to eat soon. For example, yesterday I didn't get a chance to eat until about 4 p.m. That's too long to wait to eat. Eating regularly is not a good habit of mine.
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Sweets1954 wrote: »I was told that 80 is the low end of what a fasting BG should be. I look at between 80 and 120.
You're right, Sweets. My nurse (and doctor) said to aim between 80 and 110. When I get into the 70s, though, I usually drop quickly if I don't eat within 30 minutes.
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