# The Risks of Hypoglycemia

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-risks-of-hypoglycemia/5221>\
**Category:** T1 Research\
**Tags:** hypoglycemia, diabetes-deaths\
**Created:** [October 15, 2018, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-risks-of-hypoglycemia/5221 "2018-10-15T17:33:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 31, 2018, 2:21am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-risks-of-hypoglycemia/5221/22 "2018-12-31T02:21:10Z")

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Prior to Dexcom I had about 1-3 seizures per year trying to control my Bg to keep it as low as possible. CGM was a true lifesaver.

If I knew then what I know now I could have saved myself the trouble (and my wife a lot of gray hair). A sub 6 A1c, as I get older, doesn’t seem so important.

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