Gordon, Now that's using your head.

Hi LuGleasont. Thanks for your concern, the intention was not to lower my medication without consulting with my doctor, the missed dose was purely by mistake.

I was trying to figure out the numbers and what the effect would be if no medication is available for any reason and to what extent could a person with similar dosage could do to survive.

I am however interested as this was only a modest rise in BG, I really expected a greater increase. This then begs the question, how high will my BG rise over what time period and if it could be managed on exercise and diet alone.

Hence, I would like other people to share their experience who accidentally did not take their medication.

I was diagnosed at 24 mmol with a HBAIC of 18% and dropped to 7mmol on average and a HBAIC of 7% within three months with the correct medication.
After three years I am now at 5.4% HBAIC and average mid 5 mmol.

Unfortunately I only discovered over time what we need to do to reduce our BG numbers.
I discovered that:
By cutting out carbs dropped my average BG by 2 mmol from 7.5 to 5.5 mmol and my HBAIC at least 2.2% from 7.6% to 5.4%.
A gym session of 1 hour will reduce my average fasting reading by 1 mmol for 2 to 3 days. .
I know 300 cal of cycling will drop my before and after BG by 2 to 3 Mmol.

What I don't know is would I head back to the 24 mmol minus the 1 mmol for exercise minus the 2 mmol for diet which then should equal 21 mmol. Would it be fair then to assume that medication made the 15.5 mmol difference and that is where I would ultimately rise to if medication was withheld.

If this is the case medication makes a 71% improvement. I would also assume that the higher the BG number is the bigger the effect of exercise and diet is in reducing the BG number.

@A DiabetesTeam Member, Again, we diabetics try to figure out the numbers game. NO,do not reduce your meds; call your dr.

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