New Potential Hypo

I have extensive medical issues and often had blood glucose testing. There was a couple random times I had some mild highs for fasting (but normal post food) and I think that was my error not realising the test in there with the dozen other requests and had some Gatorade before with my meds etc. years ago when I had to check patients I tried finger checks on myself (hospital calibrated equipment) and pulled a 2.2mmol and 3.2mmol freaking out my coworker nurses (I’m a scientist). I’ve had my A1C done awhile back and not diabetic but I’m using ozempic and metformin for weight loss and ozempic help on csf production in other disorders of mine).

I noticed a CGM on sale (company Libre so good quality) and thought seeing I had some questionable stuff I would try it and more data for my plethora for issues (EDS and multiple neurological issues). My phone is giving me headaches going off with the alarms so much. I’m going to get a cheap finger one to check and for after the cgm expires but given my prior lows it’s likely correct. Ironically the best way for me to increase my blood sugars is standing up and walking (just stroll to bathroom/fridge etc). I have a lot of problems being upright with my Dysautonomia and CSF leak so I spend a lot of time supine. I’m also questionable for delayed gastric emptying issues (endoscopy found left behind food but not sure if just the ozempic). I have a GI soon to show this.

For the next few days I’m going to do what I normally do for data. Then I’ll try and purposefully correct and see if that helps. I honestly don’t feel worse with these numbers. Has anyone had orthostatic issues and/or issues related to dysautonomia and/or gastroparesis that screws with values like this? I only have a couple days data so not enough for good stats but it seems 20% of the time (and they only log 15mins below 3.9 as a low). Is this enough to be a problem? Lowest I have clocked on this so far was 2.8mmol. I stopped the merformin while in hospital recently for surgeries as they decided seeing it’s not diabetic related and I was fasting safer to skip seeing I wasn’t high. I’ve been too lazy to restart but makes me wonder how it would have been going with it (might try the last day or two with my metformin).

I have doctors appt upcoming so no stress and my body does a lot of weird stuff that would normally freak nurses but I seem to tolerate.

TIA

I have extensive medical issues and often had blood glucose testing. There was a couple random times I had some mild highs for fasting (but normal post food) and I think that was my error not realising the test in there with the dozen other requests and had some Gatorade before with my meds etc. years ago when I had to check patients I tried finger checks on myself (hospital calibrated equipment) and pulled a 2.2mmol and 3.2mmol freaking out my coworker nurses (I’m a scientist). I’ve had my A1C done awhile back and not diabetic but I’m using ozempic and metformin for weight loss and ozempic help on csf production in other disorders of mine).

I noticed a CGM on sale (company Libre so good quality) and thought seeing I had some questionable stuff I would try it and more data for my plethora for issues (EDS and multiple neurological issues). My phone is giving me headaches going off with the alarms so much. I’m going to get a cheap finger one to check and for after the cgm expires but given my prior lows it’s likely correct. Ironically the best way for me to increase my blood sugars is standing up and walking (just stroll to bathroom/fridge etc). I have a lot of problems being upright with my Dysautonomia and CSF leak so I spend a lot of time supine. I’m also questionable for delayed gastric emptying issues (endoscopy found left behind food but not sure if just the ozempic). I have a GI soon to show this.

For the next few days I’m going to do what I normally do for data. Then I’ll try and purposefully correct and see if that helps. I honestly don’t feel worse with these numbers. Has anyone had orthostatic issues and/or issues related to dysautonomia and/or gastroparesis that screws with values like this? I only have a couple days data so not enough for good stats but it seems 20% of the time (and they only log 15mins below 3.9 as a low). Is this enough to be a problem? Lowest I have clocked on this so far was 2.8mmol. I stopped the merformin while in hospital recently for surgeries as they decided seeing it’s not diabetic related and I was fasting safer to skip seeing I wasn’t high. I’ve been too lazy to restart but makes me wonder how it would have been going with it (might try the last day or two with my metformin).

I have doctors appt upcoming so no stress and my body does a lot of weird stuff that would normally freak nurses but I seem to tolerate.

TIA