unexpected drops in past 2 weeks
HI Everyone
I have been absent from this site for a long time. Just busy.
I have quite the thing happening and I am concerned and frustrated. Within the past week and a half I have started getting frequent lows in the morning, middle of the night and then now tonight within an hour of eating dinner I hit 3.2!
The only thing different in the last month was I haven't snacked as much after dinner. Nothing else has changed. I just cannot keep my sugars up enough. I have even been lowering my insulin at bed and meal times. I have lowered my meal time by 4 units and then the bedtime so far by 6 units. I also started taking Jardiance at lunch instead of breakfast. I spoke to my diabetes educator but he didn't offer too much help. He said I am doing what I should be by lowering things. But why am I all of a sudden dropping like this. Literally nothing has changed. It is so hard to manage especially because I work with toddlers and I can't just stop and check.
Any ideas??
Welcome back. I definitely hear your frustration in trying to solve the mystery of these low numbers. It is frustrating and can be hard to pinpoint as there are many factors that can be at play. What about a change in activity level? Are you more active? When you lower your insulin does, have you seen any improvement? How's your weight been? Any weight loss? I saw your other comment thread about knee surgery recently, was that when this started? I'd encourage you to be persistent with communicating with your physician and Diabetes educator about any new, changing or ongoing concerning symptoms. You are right to take it seriously and be concerned about finding solutions! This is a great article on low blood sugar that may also be helpful: https://type2diabetes.com/nutrition/understanding-hypoglycemia-risks-prevention-treatment.
Best, Kelly, Type2diabetes.com Community Moderator
