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Michael8856

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I've just been prescribed Glucogel but find it difficult to administer the correct amount as described by my meter. The 25g tubes have no re-fixable top, so it's seems all or nothing and I haven't recieved the 80g bottles yet but I hope they have screw tops which can be places back on the bottle. One thought I had was capsules of maybe 10g, that are edible so that you could crush some of them in your mouth to get the gel and or swallow the rest. Does anyone have any views on this?
 
Have you tried glucose tablets @Michael8856 ?

I use those and also Lucozade when I need a quick lift. The glucose tablets are compact and you can take as many or as few as you need.
 
I carry the 15 g torque sports gels for a treatment and one of the 25g glucogels for real emergency when I'm running. I agree that glucose tablets are convenient and compact and you can have just one if that's all you need. I've only had to have the 25g glucogel once the taste is bad! ! But I must say it worked really fast - great if you're very low.
 
Interesting that some people get hypo treatments on prescription.
I have to fund my own Glucotabs. However, considering how incredibly lucky I am getting my insulin, pump and test strips on prescription, I am happy to fund this relatively small amount.
 
Hi @Michael8856 ,

I use Glucotabs for hypos - I can have as many or as few as I need, depending on the lowness of my blood sugar or the rate of drop.

I have Glucogel on my repeat prescription, but that's my emergency emergency stash in the event that I am unable to treat myself or chew tablets - I can have the gel administered by a third party.

For 'everyday' (no, not quite every day) hypos I use Glucotabs. I buy them on Amazon and buy six big canisters at a time, which I decant into smaller, more convenient containers as needed. And I can choose how much carbohydrate to have, in increments of 4g CHO (per tablet).

 
I use glucose tablets. Very convenient and I can control the dosage far more effectively than jellybeans and sofdrinks. It stop me from bouncing back into high numbers.
 
I don't get anything for hypos on prescription - but to be honest my gp doesn't like giving me needles and test strips to often either. (Another discussion
). I don't mind buying hypo treatments I just wish the nurse would've told me that jelly babies and orange juice are quite hap hazard - it's easy to overtreat I have found.
 
Never used Glucotabs much. I buy Lifesavers in rolls: 10 cal each, a dozen/roll. You can easily snap the roll in half. Lot of flavors too.
 
Michael8856 said:
The 25g tubes have no re-fixable top,
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I found the top broke off all too easy, suppose they are designed that way but when they do break they make a mess of pockets and such.

Glucotabs are good, 4g per tab and the container is quite robust.
 
Can anyone tell me the consistency of the glucogel - is it thick? My dad has had a stroke and he's on a mashable diet with thickened liquids so I need something for him that's quick and about the thickness of custard - he would have to thicken lucozade and can't have the dextrose tabs now - thanks
 
Yes it is quite thick
 
It's really thick and certainly would fit the bill, I'd say.
 
Thanks guys that's good to know - he's still in hospital but a care plan is being put together so will ask for them to be added to his scripts for coming home
 
I get the 25g glucogel on prescription for bad hypos (I have digestive problems which can give me a severe hypo after a bolus).

For an everyday hypo I'll use a (self-funded) glucotab, but sometimes I'll drink a mixer sized can (150ml) of cola or ginger ale that contains about 15g carbs which is often just the right amount.
 
I use all three the glucogel 25g and lucozade tablets and dextro tablets and a 500 ml bottle of lucozade for my hypos and that is when I am going into one or I am having one as all of them are sweet for me as I have also tried chocolate and that takes a few minutes to kick in before I can feel my sugars are high enough so that I can get home to get some food and then I can tell if it was enough or not as I still feel like I have a hang over until they are up again and I can then relax and I can try to figure out why my sugars dropped down to the hypo so I won't do it again
 
[QUOTE="Jordi77, post: 1483525, member: 221771I have also tried chocolate and that takes a few minutes to kick in before I can feel my sugars are high enough so that I can get home to get some food and then I can tell if it was enough or not as I still feel like I have a hang over until they are up again and I can then relax and I can try to figure out why my sugars dropped down to the hypo so I won't do it again[/QUOTE] Chocolate is a lot of fat so don't use that it won't work very fast at all.
 
My dad used to use kendal mint cake in the days before glucose tabs etc were invented. It's high sugar but I don't think it's sickly sweet coz its sooo minty.
 
I find a 70p 300g bag of haribo to be quite effective for both cost and effectiveness for hypo, but is challenging to not overdo it as they taste so good, compared to a glucotab tub which usually costs £3 a tub or £1 for a small tube of 10 tablets which is way overpriced, alright if you have a job but not if u are on no income
 
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