Glucose for severe hypos

[Postitnote]

Hi - I wanted to know whether anyone has been prescribed "Rapilose Gel" (http://www.penlanhealth.com/Penlan_Healthcare/Rapilose_Gel.html)

I went to my new GP surgery as I wanted a glycogen kit and she said that they do not prescribe it at the surgery and that instead they recommend a glucose gel. She went on to say that in the event of a severe hypo (i.e. I am unconscious), someone should rub the gel on the inside of my cheek and the glucose will be absorbed. The gel also has an 18 month shelf life. I thought this sounded much better than glycogen as that "someone" would be my husband who, bless him, would no doubt be in full panic mode and would find the gel easier to administer than fiddling around with syringes.

Now I read the instructions, it says that it shouldn't be used when unconscious. Semantics aside, has anyone been given this/used this instead of glycogen and can it be used on an unconscious person?

 

[noblehead]

I'm surprised they don't prescribe the Glycogen Kit as they normally insists that one should be kept in the fridge for times of an emergency (unless the advice has changed), the product you've linked to looks very much like the Glucogel product you get in some pharmacies, apart from tasting awful the tip of the tubes break off easy and you can end up with the contents all over your bag or pocket.