Soft or meltable hypo treatment?

cdpm

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It's rare that I get a hypo but I have difficulty with what to use.
I can't chew soft candy as I have no teeth. I rarely eat fruits.
Juices once I open one will go bad by the time I need any more.
I don't buy soda pop unless it's sugar free.
What can I have around to use if needed?
 

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Can you eat what my MIL calls "sucky sweets"?
The kind of old fashioned hard boiled sweets like sherbet pips, humbugs or even Worthers Original.
I have read that more sugar is absorbed through the gums so sucking rather than crunching and swallowing can be better for all of us to treat a hypo.
 
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If I have a hypo I use dextrose tablets or glucose boosts or sugar in tea as it’s the easiest and fastest way to get sugar in you and the other way is a mars or snickers bar and they send your sugars high enough that it covers you for awhile and then you can get something like a sandwich or something like that to cover you until you recover from the hypo
 
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If I have a hypo I use dextrose tablets or glucose boosts or sugar in tea as it’s the easiest and fastest way to get sugar in you and the other way is a mars or snickers bar and they send your sugars high enough that it covers you for awhile and then you can get something like a sandwich or something like that to cover you until you recover from the hypo
@cdpm has said they have no teeth, @Jordi77 so they are unlikely to be able to manage to eat a sandwich, and Snickers have nuts in. Also chocolate isn't a good hypo treatment, as the fat in it slows down the absorbtion, and hypo treatment needs to be fast acting.
 

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Fortuitous to come across this thread, as I am just starting a SGLT2 inhibitor and the notes say you should be prepared for a hypo although it is rare.

I was thinking possibly glucose tablets.
At one time jelly babies used to be an option, but I have no idea how much sugar is in them these days.

I need them to stay useable for at least 6 months because I am not convinced I will need them, and if I do it will be very rarely.
 
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If I have a hypo I use dextrose tablets or glucose boosts or sugar in tea as it’s the easiest and fastest way to get sugar in you and the other way is a mars or snickers bar and they send your sugars high enough that it covers you for awhile and then you can get something like a sandwich or something like that to cover you until you recover from the hypo
Dextrose require crunching to get the fast hit needed to treat a hypo.
And chocolate is not recommended as the fat will slow down sugar absorption. I am also not sure how to eat a Snickers without teeth.
 
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Milk has saved my life on countless occasions.

Dispite what others reckon on the “fat content.”
 
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Mini cans of full sugar Coke Cola it’s 15 g of fast acting carbs plus it’s not a lot to drink , like you I only drink diet but always have Plenty of mini cans of non diet Coke Cola just in case of hypos , always have them at side of bed , since I’ve had Libre system I don’t get many hypos as I set low alarm at 4.1 as soon as it alarms I take coke so I never actual get to the eat contents of fridge stage or sweating and trembling , works for me
 

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Milk has saved my life on countless occasions.

Dispite what others reckon on the “fat content.”
I totally agree back in the day ( god that makes me sound old oh aye I am old hehehe) when in hospital and you had a hypo two teaspoons of sugar in a glass of milk was the remedy sometimes old ways are the best
 

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I remember when I had a hypo in hospital a long time ago that I was given a cup of hot chocolate and that was stuffed with sugar well I was told to drink it due to my sugars being close to 1.9 and the diabetes nurse was about to see me well that knocked them so that I had that and they were watching my sugars rise to 7.9 and that was just with Kryptonite as that's what hot chocolate is so now I only have it when my sugars drop to around 2.5 or less and that way I know they will go up but not in a rush as you would say
 
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I totally agree back in the day ( god that makes me sound old oh aye I am old hehehe) when in hospital and you had a hypo two teaspoons of sugar in a glass of milk was the remedy sometimes old ways are the best
I had a “Janet & John” have diabetes style book when I was diagnosed.
To paraphrase the script. “Tell mummy if you feel funny.” The next illustration was a woman handing “John” a glass of milk..
For me it always washed down a biscuit. :)
 
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I have some hard candy to suck on. And I have ate a few spoons of dry hot chocolate mix.
 

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What about glucogel? Probably not the best tasting (although I can't remember as I haven't used it for years) but it has a shelf life of around 18 months and if you aren't having a hypo that often anyway it probably won't hurt to have something slightly "yucky" every once in a while.
 
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It's rare that I get a hypo but I have difficulty with what to use.
I can't chew soft candy as I have no teeth. I rarely eat fruits.
Juices once I open one will go bad by the time I need any more.
I don't buy soda pop unless it's sugar free.
What can I have around to use if needed?
Honey, the kind that comes in little sachets meant for sweetening tea, or maple syrup? (Or maple candy, though that probably takes too long to melt in the mouth!). Those things do tend to keep.
 
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What about glucogel? Probably not the best tasting (although I can't remember as I haven't used it for years) but it has a shelf life of around 18 months and if you aren't having a hypo that often anyway it probably won't hurt to have something slightly "yucky" every once in a while.
Glycogel is really quick plus I know here in Scotland you can get it on prescription
 
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Glycogel is really quick plus I know here in Scotland you can get it on prescription
It is very rare to get it on prescription in England. Although I know one person who has it for no clear reason. Probably just part of the postcode lottery.
I have only had it once and it tasted horrendous. I vowed to only every need it in an absolute emergency.
 
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It's rare that I get a hypo but I have difficulty with what to use.
I can't chew soft candy as I have no teeth. I rarely eat fruits.
Juices once I open one will go bad by the time I need any more.
I don't buy soda pop unless it's sugar free.
What can I have around to use if needed?
Being a Type 1'er for 65 years and like you have just a few teeth left- I always keep a tube or two of Glucogel handy. The docs will prescribe them if you ask. It is a dextrose gel that you can just snap the cap off the tube and squeeze into your mouth. Saved me many a time over the years.!
 
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a bottle of water and sticks of sugar? It is very cheap, it is stored forever, you will still drink water regardless of whether you have hypo or not. Sugar can be poured into tea/coffee when friends come to you. sugar sticks are usually sold in large packages for coffee shops.
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