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Message: <blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 2394390" data-attributes="member: 372717">That sounds like potentially  a massive number of hypos.  I agree with [USER=372207]@Antje77[/USER] that he should talk to his team about adjusting his insulin so that he reduces the number.  He might even qualify for a cgm which would warn him before his levels go down to a hypo so that he can just nudge it up rather than going full on hypo.Personally, I use glucotabs for hypos.  Glucose is the fastest acting form of carbohydrate and also they don't test that good, so I am never tempted to overdose on them.  I personally know that if I have something nice as my emergency back up (eg maltesers, jelly babies etc etc) I will end up eating more than I need.  (Impulse control when hypo and your body is saying "eat the fridge"  can be very poor.)Another point as a long term T1 - if you have too many hypos then it can cause loss of hypo awareness, which is a really bad thing for a T1.As regards healthy snacks: you need the glucose if you are below 4. Hypos aren't healthy.  (I hate them the most about being T1).  But if I had a chocolate bar every tome I went hypo I might be tempted to either overtreat or just not worry about having hypos.  (Not saying your husband is doing this, but I know that I might.)Many people combine the glucose equivalent with something a bit more long acting, which could be something a bit more healthy.  (I don't but I am very insulin resistant so usually don't need more than 1 or 2 glucotabs to send me sky high.But honestly, forget the healthy hypo treatment. You need to look at the reason your partner is having hypos.  He shouldn't be having them every day.</blockquote>

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