Lows
Hey this is weird. Last two nights I’ve had lows, yesterday 41, tonight 42
on one meter 61 on another… Sheesh. Either way I have no idea what is
going on!
NEVER done this before.
I’m on the 10mcg Byetta, and 1500 Glucophage xR at dinner. Last night I took
the amaryl (just gotten it in) that I was supposed to add and figure THAT
was the problem. Then again tonight I went low and I DIDN’T take it.
I had oven fried chicken 1/2 an acorn squash and some salad last night.
And steak and 1/2 a yam and some beans tonight.
I figured without the Amaryl and the carbs of the yam and beans…. It would
be ok.
Mind you we’ve not been eating much ’starch’ carbs lately and I have been
ok.
What is going on!!!
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Rebecca
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.
– Anais Nin
February 19th, 2004 at 9:59 pm
Rebecca,
I have found that i have had to slowly lower my intake
of glucovance. when i started they byetta i was on
three of the 2.3/500 tabs a day. now i am taking one
at bedtime. and my sugars have remained the same or
lowered a bit. (i did this at my drs suggestion) i
have also had to decrease my insulin a bit too. so you
may need to cut out one of your glucophage pills. i
kept my bedtime pill because of the dawn phenomenon.
but if i keep going lower i will stop that one too
February 20th, 2004 at 1:43 pm
Rebecca, I’ve experienced this at times. I feel it’s my body adjusting
to Byetta and the weight loss. Who knows, maybe I’m regenerating those
beta cells and they’re kicking in. LOL
I called my doctor because I started experiencing lows with Lantus and
Byetta. He took me off the Lantus and I’m running only with Byetta. I
have Humalog if I need to bring down any highs, but have had to use it
only a few times in the last two weeks. My readings are a little higher,
but my doctor feels we have wriggle room as my last A1C was 5.0.
Call your doctor; you might have to adjust your meds.
August 9th, 2006 at 12:43 pm
I’ve only been on Byetta 5mcg for 3 1/2 days now but my sugar
levels are staying more stable than ever before. However, I’ve
had two incidences of low blood sugar and I’m worried that I
didn’t feel them coming on. Had I not tested two hours after
eating, I would have not realized I was low. Last night after
dinner I was 71 but I was 131 at the start of the meal. I
typically feel the symptoms when I go lower than 85 and it has
only been since I started using Byetta that I haven’t noticed
these. Anyone else experience this?
–Michael
August 9th, 2006 at 7:07 pm
Hi Michael,
Are you taking other meds besides the Byetta? My doc told me to stop with the
Glybruide as it could cause extreme lows. The best way to stop those is exactly
what you did, which is check your blood a couple of hours after eating
(especially if you couldn’t feel the low coming on). Since the lizard spit
kills your appetite, you are less likely to eat enough food.
Sounds funny doesn’t it? We aren’t eating enough! Last night, for example, I
had some scrambled eggs for dinner. When I went to bed, about 9pm, my BG was
about 96. When I got up (at 3:30a cause the hubby had to go to work) my blood
was 90. I just checked it and it was 88. I missed this morning’s dose of
Byetta–just completely forgot, but despite Oatmeal for Breakfast and an ounce
of Cheese for a snack at 9:30a, I just had a low of 72. I can feel them cause I
feel weak or shakey. I had a couple of small peanut butter cookies and it
brought, in an hour, the blood up to the 88.
Most of the time, when that happens, I keep an apple by me.
Hope it helps.
Melodie
–Michael
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August 9th, 2006 at 11:26 pm
I think it is a little dangerous to tell people not to treat a low of
70. To me, if I am at 74, I am very shakey and know that I need
something. Isn’t this a Your Mileage May Vary kind of thing, depending
on how low you have been before. I have been diabetic for 16 years and
mid-70s is not good for me. Maybe Michael could just get some glucose
tabs to carry with him.
Jo in MN
Karen Ogle wrote:
August 10th, 2006 at 3:32 am
I guess it is a personal thing, because I feel great at 74, and don’t start to
feel weird until I am below 70. I would never treat a low of 70 or above, but
that is just me.
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August 10th, 2006 at 6:13 am
No 70’s aren’t good for me either
I would be shaking and a cold sweat would pop up
Everybody is different
Patsy in ms
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I think it is a little dangerous to tell people not to treat a low of
70. To me, if I am at 74, I am very shakey and know that I need
something. Isn’t this a Your Mileage May Vary kind of thing, depending
on how low you have been before. I have been diabetic for 16 years and
mid-70s is not good for me. Maybe Michael could just get some glucose
tabs to carry with him.
Jo in MN
Karen Ogle wrote:
August 10th, 2006 at 10:47 am
I agree it is definately a personal thing and I wish my doctor would recognize
it also. At 80 I feel shaky, at 73 I am cold and clammy and tired. I have only
recently realized…OH I might want to check my BS level. Sure enough it’s low.
I would hate to see what a reading in the 60’s or 50’s might bring.
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August 10th, 2006 at 2:31 pm
yes, I take 500mg metformin and 5mg glyburide twice daily. I’m
sure the glyburide is part of the problem but I’ve been on Byetta
for less than a week and my next appointment is in three weeks.
I’m really not that worried about having a low (had them before
the Byetta) but rather the fact that I haven’t felt the last two
come on since starting the Byetta.
–Michael
August 10th, 2006 at 6:49 pm
My doctor calles diabetes a "designer disease" because it is so
different for each patient. I agree that not treating a low of 70
seems a bit drastic - I personally don’t like that feeling that
normally accompanies them. I usually keep glucose gel or tablets
with me at all times and when I’m at home, I keep apple juice on
hand.
–Michael
August 10th, 2006 at 11:41 pm
My question was gonna be "how do you treat your lows?" My doctor said no
glucose tablets! He did not want me treating them, that is where I need to be
and I need to get use to it. Kinda hard to do when you feel like CRAP and
cannot function properly.
–Michael
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August 11th, 2006 at 5:32 am
You said <<If you aren’t
getting below 70 I wouldn’t worry about it. >>
And all I am saying is, its different for me, and several others who
have written. He needs to figure out for himself what he should do!
Jo
Karen Ogle wrote:
August 11th, 2006 at 12:01 pm
Wow! I can’t believe your doc has that kind of attitude when it
comes to your own health. I think I’d be looking for a new one if
mine told me something like that. Does he realize that if a low
goes untreated that you could end up in a diabetic coma?
–Michael
August 12th, 2006 at 6:34 pm
My question was gonna be "how do you treat your lows?" My doctor said no
glucose tablets! He did not want me treating them, that is where I need to be
and I need to get use to it. Kinda hard to do when you feel like CRAP and cannot
function properly.
–Michael
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August 13th, 2006 at 10:56 am
My question was gonna be "how do you treat your lows?" My doctor said no
glucose tablets! He did not want me treating them, that is where I need
to be and I need to get use to it. Kinda hard to do when you feel like
CRAP and cannot function properly.
If you are having low symptoms at like 90 then it is best to work thru
it, but if you are going down to 70 and lower than you probably want to
start doing something before you get too low. Not treating a true low is
very dangerous.
On the other hand, if you are used to very high numbers even 200 can
give low symptoms, which of course, you do need to work thru so that
you get used to them and can get to normal numbers.
I dont feel my lows anymore unless they get around 60 then I get the lip
tingle and my fingers start to go numb, not a good thing when you are a
cook*G* But then I have been dealing with diabetes for over 15 years now
and I think over time you lose the ability to feel lows.
August 13th, 2006 at 5:41 pm
Hi Ruby,
Just a question….you state that you get a "lip tingle and fingers go numb"
when you get around 60. Have you had your calcium levels checked?
What you describe is what my Thyroid surgeon said to watch for as it is a
symptom of low blood clacium.
Melodie
If you are having low symptoms at like 90 then it is best to work thru
it, but if you are going down to 70 and lower than you probably want to
start doing something before you get too low. Not treating a true low is
very dangerous.
On the other hand, if you are used to very high numbers even 200 can
give low symptoms, which of course, you do need to work thru so that
you get used to them and can get to normal numbers.
I dont feel my lows anymore unless they get around 60 then I get the lip
tingle and my fingers start to go numb, not a good thing when you are a
cook*G* But then I have been dealing with diabetes for over 15 years now
and I think over time you lose the ability to feel lows.
Ruby
August 13th, 2006 at 7:32 pm
the two other lows I’ve had
since Saturday went unnoticed until I took my 2 hour post-meal
test.
–Michael
If you didnt feel low at 70 then your body seems to deal with that ok,
but 68 is just the limit of starting to go too low for you it would seem
to me. Strange how just a couple of points can make a big difference in
how we feel.
August 18th, 2006 at 9:02 am
I think of the 70’s as low and get very shaky if I get to 77. My
doctor told me to eat immediately when my blood sugar drops to 77.
That is my experience.
February 13th, 2007 at 3:37 am
My doctor has slowly been adjusting my meds so that I don’t have lows, I take
glucophage in between doses of byetta, not with, and my sugars are staying in
the 90’s almost all of the time!
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February 13th, 2007 at 6:37 am
Are you on any other diabetic meds besides the spit? Maybe adjusting or
eliminating them will help.
February 13th, 2007 at 10:40 pm
well, it sure did it to me. i was very scared to have a low of 36 and i don’t
know what precipitated it. just that i waited a full hour to eat after the shot
and i did have a couple of mouthfulls of food before the shot, but not much at
all. as i have said before, i do not think they know all the side-effects and
the way it reacts with all kinds of people……………….baz
Are you on any other diabetic meds besides the spit? Maybe adjusting or
eliminating them will help.
Janie
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