Dalejordan_
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What’s the best things to eat and drink with the sickness bug? And has anybody got any tips on bg management
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Type 1 Sickness bug
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Take a look at the page on illness: https://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-and-illness.html
Some great advice on there
Some great advice on there
Nicksu
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Dry toast and ginger biscuits was the only thing I could manage when I had gastro-enteritis!
Hugs to you if you have anything like that!
Hugs to you if you have anything like that!
phdiabetic
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If you can, try to eat as normally as possible. Check your blood sugar more frequently than usual, check your ketones if you get above 13 or experience symptoms of DKA (may be difficult to tell if you are sick, but watch out for nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, fruity smelling breath, rapid breathing). For hypo treatments I would recommend liquid as it's often easier to consume than solid foods - consider juice, or just some sugar in water. Get well soon
