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<blockquote data-quote="In Response" data-source="post: 2690209" data-attributes="member: 527103"><p>Sorry you experienced such a nasty hypo.</p><p>You are definitely not alone in wanting to eat the total contents of the kitchen (including the stuff that has been at the back of the cupboard for so long that you have forgotten why you bought it).</p><p>The general advice for hypo treatment is the 15/15/15 rule.</p><p>Eat 15g fast acting carbs like jelly babies or dextrose or fruit juice</p><p>Wait 15 minutes and test again.</p><p>If still under 4mmol/l eat another 15g fast acting carbs and wait 15 minutes to retest.</p><p>Repeat until (after the 15 minute wait), your BG is over 4mmol/l.</p><p>Then eat 15g slower acting carbs like a biscuit or packet of crisps.</p><p></p><p>I know those 15 minute waits can feel like an eternity which is why I put a timer on my phone.</p><p></p><p>And the tests should be finger pricks rather than Libre because there is a delay which is most noticeable when our BG "turns" (e.g. starts rising from a hypo).</p><p></p><p>Hopefully, this will not happen often but you should be prepared if it does.</p><p></p><p>Finally, take care today. A deep hypo may result in another within 24 hours so be extra vigilant.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="In Response, post: 2690209, member: 527103"] Sorry you experienced such a nasty hypo. You are definitely not alone in wanting to eat the total contents of the kitchen (including the stuff that has been at the back of the cupboard for so long that you have forgotten why you bought it). The general advice for hypo treatment is the 15/15/15 rule. Eat 15g fast acting carbs like jelly babies or dextrose or fruit juice Wait 15 minutes and test again. If still under 4mmol/l eat another 15g fast acting carbs and wait 15 minutes to retest. Repeat until (after the 15 minute wait), your BG is over 4mmol/l. Then eat 15g slower acting carbs like a biscuit or packet of crisps. I know those 15 minute waits can feel like an eternity which is why I put a timer on my phone. And the tests should be finger pricks rather than Libre because there is a delay which is most noticeable when our BG "turns" (e.g. starts rising from a hypo). Hopefully, this will not happen often but you should be prepared if it does. Finally, take care today. A deep hypo may result in another within 24 hours so be extra vigilant. [/QUOTE]
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