Best food for hypos?

[jasperc]

Hi, 2 weeks in and we're dealing with hypos- nothing major but trying to find out the best foods..... I'm right to think you get the blood sugar up using sweets/ juice/ glucose tablets? Then once better give a snack of slow burning carb eg crackers/ digestive. Today I'm sure my boy trotted off to the nurse in hope of a sweet!!
Grateful of any advise of good snacks for these scenarios!!!



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[Very lost 101212]

Hi. Once you have raised the blood sugar levels, cereal bars (under 10grams of sugar) works a treat for us. Easy to carry around too. Hope that's useful.

 

[carandol]

After (4) glucose tablets to get the blood sugar back up, I swear by Nairns oat biscuits snack pack selection. They come in boxes, containing little packets of 2 biscuits (total carbs 13) in 3 flavours. Great for putting in your pocket or bag. Yummy, too! I get mine from Holland & Barratt.

http://www.goodnessdirect.co.uk/cgi-loc ... 9pack.html

 

[cknmonster]

We use fast acting carbs...coke, lucozade, Fruit juice. Then a little pack of biscuits. Xxx

 

[titchy_lou]

Orange juice is another good one, I find.


Diabetes type 1.5
Diagnosed September 2011
Currently on basal insulin