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Message: <blockquote data-quote="azure" data-source="post: 1210937" data-attributes="member: 39639">Do you use your sugary drinks to replace meals or snacks?I drink Lucozade and normal Coke, but only when I'm low or exercising. It looks like you're adjusting your Novorapid when you have an energy drink, so that will help cover it. As you probably know, it's not just sugar that puts our blood sugars up - all carbs do. So bread, pasta, rice, cereal, cake, etc will all put your blood sugar up and will need insulin.The reason I avoid sugary drinks except for lows and exercise is that the sugar/carbs in them is absorbed very, very quickly (which is why they make great hypo treatments). When you inject insulin, it's almost impossible to get it into your bloodstream fast enough to deal with that sugary drink's effects.If you're getting blood sugars like that 16 regularly, you should have a chat with your DSN and see if your insulin needs adjusting. I'm going to tag [USER=25759]@daisy1[/USER] for you as she has some good advice she posts.You won't get any hate here. Please continue to post and chat with our friendly members <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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