(Hypoglycemia) Even if my blood sugar drops below 70, I have no symptoms. Is that okay?

If you experience hypoglycemia too frequently, your body may become accustomed to low blood sugar and stop sending these warning signals.

It is called "hypoglycemia unawareness."

Hypoglycemia unawareness is very dangerous. Symptoms of hypoglycemia that occur when blood sugar drops below 70 may not appear even when it drops to 50-60. When hypoglycemia unawareness occurs, the patient cannot recognize the hypoglycemia even when it happens, so

Insufficient insulin supplementation can easily lead to consciousness impairment. There are reports that diabetic patients with hypoglycemia unawareness have a fivefold higher risk of falling into fainting or coma when blood sugar drops below 30 compared to patients without such awareness.

To prevent unawareness of hypoglycemia, you should eat, exercise, and take medication at scheduled times to avoid experiencing hypoglycemia frequently.

If you develop unawareness of hypoglycemia, it must be treated. You need to temporarily raise your blood sugar slightly for several weeks to months.

Changing the medication or adjusting the dosage to raise the target HbA1c from 6.5% to 7% helps normalize the series of processes that detect hypoglycemia and alert you to warning signs.

Be sure to inform your primary care physician of your symptoms and receive appropriate treatment.

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Is it hypoglycemia below 70?

My husband came out at 98 over the weekend, so I was a bit surprised.

If it happens frequently, the problem is serious.