Bullspit. I've used multiple sugary snacks in my life. I even used fruit pastilles as a teenager - but your jaws get sore after a while. :lol: I use Lucozade when I'm feeling exceptionally wobbly, out driving, really lazy, or if I'm at the gym. Or hell if the notion just takes me.
Might not raise you as quick as lucozade or dextrose sweets but so long as you can sit down for five or ten minutes it gets the job done. And it's tasty.
When the hell else do we get the chance to eat such treats? (the bolus strategy not withstanding
) Some people need to get a grip on this sort of thing. Life's for living.
donnamum said:
Do you have chocolate instead of lucozade and a starch snack.
If yes I will be the best mum in the world when I tell my daughter.
You always need the starchy part (in varying quantities of course since there is a degree of truth in the argument that chocolate contains a certain amount of long lasting carbs). If you're experienced you know how much to take, and how to avoid a drop-off afterwards.
Can't say it's the
most sensible solution, but it's the most enjoyable one. If it's a fair bit away from the next meal then add a glass of milk and a small sandwich, and about fifteen minutes later life continues as normal.
At her age, it's
probably best to limit such hypo stops to when she goes low at home. At school, stick to the lucozade/normal coke/dextrose sweets.
Mind you, all this is personal experience. Everyone's different.
wanderslore said:
How about mine, two thirds of a mini can of coke
You find that's enough? Interesting.