Understanding the Measurements In the United States, blood sugar is usually measured in milligrams of glucose per deciliter of blood. This is expressed as mg/dl. In the United Kingdom, Canada and elsewhere, you will see blood sugar reported as a ratio of millimoles/liter. This is expressed as mmol/L. For comparison, you can multiply a Canadian… Read More »
Can You Have Hypoglycemia and Type 2 Diabetes?
When people think of type 2 diabetes, they think of abnormally high blood sugar levels. This is only natural, as is the belief that type 1 diabetes puts you at risk for dangerously low glucose levels. Most people with type 2 diabetes tend to have problems with high blood sugar levels, so it is understandable… Read More »
Type 1 Diabetics and Their Insulin Needs
It is almost always due to excess insulin in the system as a result of medication. For this reason, it mostly affects type 1 diabetics, however there are circumstances where some type 2 diabetics require insulin. There are also some non-insulin medications that can cause some level of hypoglycemia. Type 2 diabetics in these circumstances… Read More »