Raisins to treat hypo

[CR741]

Hi everyone!

I have type 1 diabetes, and was just wondering if anyone knows how many raisins would be needed to treat a moderate hypo.

Thanks

 

[peecee]

I'm not sure but would think glucotabs or lucozade would be faster acting when having a hypo then follow that with some chocolate or something similar to keep your sugars up.

 

[annettekp]

I wouldn't use raisins to treat a hypo in my son. I give him apple juice and follow it up with starchy carbs.

15g of raisins are roughly 10g of carbs.

 

[noblehead]

No, raisins are not suitable at all for treating a hypo, you must get some fast acting glucose into your body at the earliest opportunity such as glucotabs, lucozade or full sugar normal coke, and when bg returns to normal levels eat a small snack to keep your bg stabilised.

Nigel

 

[CR741]

i used raisins the other day when i was on a 3 and it worked for me in minutes

 

[jopar]

Even though raisins wouldn't be my choice of hypo treatment..

They can be used, as they are very high in glucose content after all they are just dried grapes.. Raisins are actually one of the recommended hypo treatments, alonside fruit juice and other similar dried fruits..

There would be little to no difference in the time they would take to adsorb, I would say it would be unwise to give to very young children as they could be a choking hazzard..

You can buy small cartons of raisins at most supermarkets, sold for kiddies lunch box's, advantage of this, is that they will have carb count on the nutritional info, and nice small to carry and easier to keep fresh until needed. You just need to ensure that they are enough to treat an hypo and not too many to over treat..