@A DiabetesTeam Member yes, the (over ride) would still work on Metformin - the safety hormone that is released is Cortisol and a neurotransmitter called Catecholamines which will work against the Metformin which is simply lowering the level of Glucose being generated (naturally without hormone intervention)

A good jolt of adrenaline (epinephrine) would have the same effect (think waking from a nightmare which can really jack your sugar levels

Kinda like starting an old tractor with an Ether Bomb - the Cortisol in particular will cause a "short sugar blast" to be released

It would take Insulin, either supplemental or from a long release Sulfonylurea to cancel out that small glucose dump

I see this effect quite often myself with my night time lows and the total effect it has on me is about a 1.5 mmol (25'ish point) jump from baseline. So when I'm in the low 3's it will bump me into the low/mid 4's and kinda stop there - just enough to take you out of the danger zone (unlike dawn effect/phenomena when the liver throws a sugar party - a handful of hormones are all calling for fuel in (that) effect)

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Thank you dear Graham the info you share with us is priceless tc......🙏

I had a hypo at 80 today, I chewed 2 glucose tablets, reached 103 15 minutes later. The shakiness, confusion, sweating, and weakness were present during the hypo.

Thank you Graham! So many times when I post a low number, I get comments like aren't you worried? What are you doing to correct the low number? Etc. I probably have a low number like 65 or 70 once or twice a month but the rest of my blood sugar numbers are never over 100 anymore and usually are in the 80s now. I don't have any negative reactions when I do have a low number altho I've read that most people do.

@A DiabetesTeam Member I hear you

I'm used to seeing a 3.something but when it starts with a "2" I break out the emergency chocolate donuts 😁

Low 3's or lower regardless of whether you take meds or not is "time to treat"

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