You don't have to be on insulin or sulfonylureas or DPP4s/Victoza to have a hypoglycemic episode. Such an episode can happen at significant, even dangerous levels. And they are dangerous, causing arguments, wrecks, and even seizures.
I'm on metformin. Metformin doesn't cause hypoglycemia. Insulin, sulfonylureas, and other meds do that. But metformin makes it difficult for your liver to raise your glucose if it does go low.
Alcohol does the same thing. Does that give you some perspective on your experience if you've ever had a "hangover" that improved from eating or drinking calories?
Because of the adrenaline/epinephrine and the fact that I've been on low-carb diets, I couldn't eat carbs. But I was able to eat cheese and then later an omelet.
This is a critical warning for baby boomers. I was born with a weight of 10.5 pounds. My family thought I was just a fat, happy baby. Since then we've found that babies weighing over 8.5 pounds at birth are at a greatly increased risk of diabetes. There is a common belief that prediabetic patients are at increased risk for diabetes.
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