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Type 1 Helpful foods/drinks for hypos

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Mimbrown

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I am hoping I can get some advise of certain brands of drinks or different foods I can start giving my dad during his hypos.
When he gets low he is always asleep in bed, so we don’t catch it early enough for him to be able to talk to us and warn us. Usually we just make him skull orange juice and then make him some honey toast and wait 5-10 minutes for his sugar to rise, but I’m wondering if there is any other tips or advise anyone can offer or quick acting food or drinks.
 
Hi @Mimbrown ,

Welcome to the forum.

How old is your dad & what insulin regime (type of insulin.) is he on?
Where are you roughly based? The types of products per country may vary...
 
Jaylee said:
Hi @Mimbrown ,

Welcome to the forum.

How old is your dad & what insulin regime (type of insulin.) is he on?
Where are you roughly based? The types of products per country may vary...
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Hi Jaylee, thanks!

He is on Novo Mix and he is 52 years old. He was diagnosed roughly 12 years ago with type one diabetes, but does not take care of him self so he went Ladar and is now insulin dependant.
He unfortunately drinks more alcohol then he should which always influences the amount of units he puts in- e.g. if he barely eats for the day or does not eat enough carbs, he will still put in 10-15 units of insulin regardless of his BGlevels. So unfortunately hypos happen often in our house...
We are in Australia
 
Mimbrown said:
Hi Jaylee, thanks!

He is on Novo Mix and he is 52 years old. He was diagnosed roughly 12 years ago with type one diabetes, but does not take care of him self so he went Ladar and is now insulin dependant.
He unfortunately drinks more alcohol then he should which always influences the amount of units he puts in- e.g. if he barely eats for the day or does not eat enough carbs, he will still put in 10-15 units of insulin regardless of his BGlevels. So unfortunately hypos happen often in our house...
We are in Australia
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OK, thanks Mimbrown. This helps.
May I ask what sort of alcohol your father drinks? Spirit or beer..

Sorry for the questions. Helps build a picture of where to help regarding your father's diabetes & BS managment.
 
Jaylee said:
OK, thanks Mimbrown. This helps.
May I ask what sort of alcohol your father drinks? Spirit or beer..

Sorry for the questions. Helps build a picture of where to help regarding your father's diabetes & BS managment.
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He will drink low carb/low sugar beer (Carlton Dry) between roughly 3pm-7pm. Then after dinner he will drink Wiskey and Coke Zero
 
Mimbrown said:
He will drink low carb/low sugar beer (Carlton Dry) between roughly 3pm-7pm. Then after dinner he will drink Wiskey and Coke Zero
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OK, thanks.. I'm not suggesting your dad shouldn't have a little drink.
However, the dangers are that too much alcohol (inebriation) masks hypoglycaemia.. Also alcohol keeps the liver buisy during its process, retarding "liver dump" of glycogen into the blood stream. Which can cause more severe drops in BS?
Couple that with insulin..

Your dad sounds like he's on a fixed dose of insulin & thus eat a set amount of carbohydrates per meal at regular times...

What is your father testing at on these morning lows...?
Apologies, edit. Looks more like night time lows??
 
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