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Hypo treatment

PkBhoy84

PkBhoy84

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Location
Glasgow
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
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Mushrooms and Prawns
I've just had a hypo and went to the fridge for a small can of cola. Unfortunately there was none, so I treated my hypo with some haribo sweets. What solutions do you have for hypos on here?
 
I was using Jelly Babies up until recently but changed to GlucoTabs, for bad hypo's I always kept a couple of cans of Coke in the kitchen cupboard but recently bought some GlucoJuice on-line to keep in my coat pockets and in the car, got 12 bottles for £14 :)
 
I found some HIGH5 energygel the other week and it's fabulous for hypos.
 
my go to hypo treatment is apple & blackcurrant juice boxes. I keep them everywhere and it's the only juice box I can handle (well not totally, but it helps). I also keep soft lollies of some sort at home and in my bag as well. But I find juice works a lot quicker for me and I don't have to worry about choking (my throat doesn't move well and I can choke on stuff easily). If you can't find anything at home you can use dissolved sugar in water, or honey.
 
I always keep Lucozade in the house for a quick BS lifter. I also have dextrose tablets which I get online for a good price. A box of the packs lasts ages but because I have all those packs I can make sure I put a pack in each bag I use, etc

Lucozade is the quickest, but I'll eat sweets if I have them and don't fancy the dextrose tablets.
 
hey man,

Hypos suck! I have found that a cheap way of stocking up on hypo treatment is Aldi's pure orange juice cartons. They come in packs of 3 and are ridiculously cheap!
 
200ml lucozade for my rapid cp's and 2 cp's of carbs if im not going to be eating for a while a mini mars bar is a good option!
 
I always carry glucose tablets, or have them nearby. However I've learnt the hard way that I have to open up a new packet and place two or three tablets in miniature ziplock type bags. Once I was having a bad hypo, picked up a new packet of dextrose but lost hand coordination and couldnt actually open the packet :(. On another occasion had a hypo while out walking. Went to retrieve glucose tablets but the rain had got to them and they had turned into a solid mass of glucose that I had to break apart :banghead:
 
You really should use something in liquid form so you can absorb it quicker. Juices, non diet soft drinks, lucozade!
 
Lucozade
Glucogel
Dextrose

Have supplies in the house car and work bag
Even have a gluco carry key ring on my keys they hold 4 dextrose tablets and it is waterproof
 
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