Treating lows

[SimonP78]

Definitely, the delay in trying to think of something you'd prefer is best avoided, much easier to have something you're happy to eat and do so straight away even if it's (sub-optimal) chocolate (in my case).

 

[mattrix]

Depends.
I get stubborn with a hypo and I do not want to eat something I absolutely dislike.
So I'm better off with something I like and see as a treat, even if it works a tad slower.

I have to avoid anything I see as a treat, I will just eat it without need. Then when I do need it, I don't have any left.
I am hypo aware, so don't often get into dire straights and can usually head it off with a not too tasty bar of some sort.

 

[Phaid]

I use the small boxes of juice, with attached straw, not the easiest thing to carry round when running or walking, stuck one in pocket of husband’s jacket last week when we were going to a pantomime. The problem with those is that you often get a nice sticky fountain when you insert the straw.
Am also able to buy pouches of extended-life pouches of baby food, yoghurt with fruit , which amount to about 10-15 grams of carb and seem to act quickly enough for me.


I stash sachets of sugar and sugar cubes from cafes in my jacket pockets and have used those in the past. I have repurposed a small lidded dessert carton to keep jelly babies in, think someone did some research and jelly babies worked out the cheapest form of ‘rescue remedies’.
Am also able to get on prescription something called baqsimi, for the time when I don’t give myself some sugar in time.

I cant carry Jelly Babies......I like them too much and end up eating them :/ Guess what happens then.

 

[LucySW]

Depends.
I get stubborn with a hypo and I do not want to eat something I absolutely dislike.
So I'm better off with something I like and see as a treat, even if it works a tad slower.

Ah, that’s a very good reason. I hate eating the dextros, actually. If it’s not in the night time I’ll prefer almost anything else.

I’ve bought huge quantities of a bar called BeKind, salted dark chocolate/nuts, and get thro a lot of those. But they’re not as fast as dextros.

 

[Antje77]

Ah, that’s a very good reason. I hate eating the dextros, actually. If it’s not in the night time I’ll prefer almost anything else.

I’ve bought huge quantities of a bar called BeKind, salted dark chocolate/nuts, and get thro a lot of those. But they’re not as fast as dextros.

I had a hypo a couple of weeks ago when I was parked next to a blackberry bush with the juiciest, tastiest blackberries I've ever had.

Best hypo ever!

 

[Sprocket13]

Like all on here, I carry glucose with me. Fruit pastilles for a bit of an adjustment and hypostop/glucogel for a serious quick hit if sugars are dropping rapidly. I'm pretty active walking and working out doors, glucogel tubes can burst making a mess of pocket or bag (worse now the packaging has changed and also quite expensive OTC to waste). What else could I try?

Years ago I'd carry Dextro tablets but found they weren't particularly quick, not like glucogel.

What works for you?

I prefer to have either a quick slug of Lucozade or glucose solution (that I make up at home). It's quick to act and doesn't stick to the teeth. I've had Type 1 diabetes since 1969 and think that if I'd used jelly babies or similar, my teeth would have gone rotten by now! Buying a single one portion bottle of glucose drink (as some people suggest) is quite an expensive option if you need them several times a week because your activity levels vary by very much (like mine!). I also carry glucose tablets with me everywhere. Take them with a slug of water and that works quickly too.