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It's a question we've all asked I'm sure, or perhaps it's just me ... :shock:
Anyway, I'm pretty fed up with the chalky Dextro tablets and tried Jelly Babies as an alternative to them for hypo corrections.
However, I seem to need quite a lot of Jelly Babies to correct moderate hypos; last night I over estimated my dose before dinner and had a 3.2 mmol/l about an hour after eating; so I took 6 jelly babies and only got a 4.6 after 20 minutes, I took a few more (3 I think) and then went to bed and woke high this morning. Which obviously isn't ideal; also it implies that they take a while to hit the system which is the last thing you want with a hypo; I want an instant glucose hit. Also, as low-carber I don't really like the idea of eating a handful of sweets at all; less would definitely be more for me.
So, when people say they use Jelly Babies do they mean the larger squidgy things or actually Jelly Beans with the hard covering that are sort of pill sized? They strike me as possibly being more effective being apparently sweeter than Jelly Babies? Any thoughts? Any Jelly Bean users? Am I just getting the Jelly Bean/Baby terminology wrong?
Thanks
Dillinger
Anyway, I'm pretty fed up with the chalky Dextro tablets and tried Jelly Babies as an alternative to them for hypo corrections.
However, I seem to need quite a lot of Jelly Babies to correct moderate hypos; last night I over estimated my dose before dinner and had a 3.2 mmol/l about an hour after eating; so I took 6 jelly babies and only got a 4.6 after 20 minutes, I took a few more (3 I think) and then went to bed and woke high this morning. Which obviously isn't ideal; also it implies that they take a while to hit the system which is the last thing you want with a hypo; I want an instant glucose hit. Also, as low-carber I don't really like the idea of eating a handful of sweets at all; less would definitely be more for me.
So, when people say they use Jelly Babies do they mean the larger squidgy things or actually Jelly Beans with the hard covering that are sort of pill sized? They strike me as possibly being more effective being apparently sweeter than Jelly Babies? Any thoughts? Any Jelly Bean users? Am I just getting the Jelly Bean/Baby terminology wrong?
Thanks
Dillinger