I’m not looking for medical advice. The question’s mostly idle, with a side of soothing a nervous family member.
I have type 2 diabetes which I manage with glyburide, diet, and exercise. As I was diagnosed by falling unconscious and having to be rushed to the hospital, I take it seriously as something which can kill me. So I’m a good boy: I take my meds, I monitor my carbs, and I exercise.
Back when I was first monitored, I immersed myself in information about the disease. One thing I remember learning–though for some reason I can’t put my finger on where the information came from–is that a diabetic who is assiduous about keeping his blood sugar at safe levels, particularly if exercise is a major component of doing so, will inevitably suffer episodes of low blood sugar from time to time. If I recall aright, this is partly because after a vigorous workout, the pancreas may sometimes react by pushing out high levels insulin hours or days later, and just when that will happen is unpredicticable. Since it’s impossible to monitor one’s blood sugar minute by minute and impractical to do so hour by hour, the odds are that such a diabetic will occasionally go low.
Is my understanding correct?