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<blockquote data-quote="Spiker" data-source="post: 623721" data-attributes="member: 102150"><p>Yes it was glucotabs on the way to get the Coke. The Mars bars were probably overkill, and not my weapon of choice, but I struggle to get fat Coke down. Half the bottle was still on the table when the smoke cleared. However the Coke was not doing it for me so I wanted a plan B. Something about Coke doesn't get into my bloodstream very quickly. Maybe the coldness, the CO2, the acidity, who knows. </p><p></p><p>And yeah of course I wasn't watching the CGM. The CGM alarm and meter check served to get me to head asap to a place with more than the 96g of glucose I was carrying on me.</p><p></p><p>16.7, 4 hrs later, since you asked. Yes, the purpose of the Rule of 15 is to prevent rebound highs. I try to stick to 12-16 gCH to treat hypos, but if the situation is worsening rather than stabilising after 5+ minutes then I treat it aggressively. Because I know from bitter experience that I can go from fine to unconscious in that time frame. And I would rather have 100 bad rebounds than one coma.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Spiker, post: 623721, member: 102150"] Yes it was glucotabs on the way to get the Coke. The Mars bars were probably overkill, and not my weapon of choice, but I struggle to get fat Coke down. Half the bottle was still on the table when the smoke cleared. However the Coke was not doing it for me so I wanted a plan B. Something about Coke doesn't get into my bloodstream very quickly. Maybe the coldness, the CO2, the acidity, who knows. And yeah of course I wasn't watching the CGM. The CGM alarm and meter check served to get me to head asap to a place with more than the 96g of glucose I was carrying on me. 16.7, 4 hrs later, since you asked. Yes, the purpose of the Rule of 15 is to prevent rebound highs. I try to stick to 12-16 gCH to treat hypos, but if the situation is worsening rather than stabilising after 5+ minutes then I treat it aggressively. Because I know from bitter experience that I can go from fine to unconscious in that time frame. And I would rather have 100 bad rebounds than one coma. [/QUOTE]
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