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<blockquote data-quote="iHs" data-source="post: 768977" data-attributes="member: 8799"><p>The NHS way of issuing advice on how to treat hypos is lucozade or glucose tabs but many hypo diabetics wont like the taste of glucose tabs so dont eat them by choice and will sometimes start arguing with the person who orders them to eat something and tries to force glucose tabs on them without sucess and of course the hypo gets worse until collapse. The trick is is to not order but politely say to someone that they are looking pale and offer something sugary like a cup of tea with sugar or coffee or some chocolate. Even though chocolate is not that fast at raising bg, it does do the job and most diabetics feel ok after eating some. A mini Snicker or MarsBar? Even sugar coated fruit pastels work but they can be addictive whereas JellyBabys arent. </p><p></p><p>I once felt hypo while talking with some doctors and just hoped that my conversation would stop with them so that I could grab my handbag and get some jellybabies out discreetly but I couldnt in the end and just had to say.......Im really sorry but I feel hypo so could we end this talk please and I eat some glucose? They were so nice and didnt mind one bit. In fact, they went and made me a cup of coffee with 2tsp of sugar and brought out 2 HobKnobs to eat. I only had 1 biscuit though and tested bg level just to make sure that I was ok again which I was by then. So you see, theres no big deal involved.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="iHs, post: 768977, member: 8799"] The NHS way of issuing advice on how to treat hypos is lucozade or glucose tabs but many hypo diabetics wont like the taste of glucose tabs so dont eat them by choice and will sometimes start arguing with the person who orders them to eat something and tries to force glucose tabs on them without sucess and of course the hypo gets worse until collapse. The trick is is to not order but politely say to someone that they are looking pale and offer something sugary like a cup of tea with sugar or coffee or some chocolate. Even though chocolate is not that fast at raising bg, it does do the job and most diabetics feel ok after eating some. A mini Snicker or MarsBar? Even sugar coated fruit pastels work but they can be addictive whereas JellyBabys arent. I once felt hypo while talking with some doctors and just hoped that my conversation would stop with them so that I could grab my handbag and get some jellybabies out discreetly but I couldnt in the end and just had to say.......Im really sorry but I feel hypo so could we end this talk please and I eat some glucose? They were so nice and didnt mind one bit. In fact, they went and made me a cup of coffee with 2tsp of sugar and brought out 2 HobKnobs to eat. I only had 1 biscuit though and tested bg level just to make sure that I was ok again which I was by then. So you see, theres no big deal involved. [/QUOTE]
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