[type1tenorlady]

Originally Posted by poodlebone

When I was first diagnosed 20 years ago, the only tabs I could find were the rectangular ones made by BD, which were horrible.

... I used to have the BD ones with me all the time and not only were they huge and nasty, the box was really bulky. I tried just taking the packets out of the box to have in my bookbag while I was in school, but if I didn't need them for a few weeks by the time I went back the packet would be trashed and there would be white dust all over the inside of my bag. I went off them for years, and used other things like OJ (which I still do if I'm at home and moderately awake) but then I saw my brother carrying the CVS/Walgreens ones that you can get in the tubes (he's T1 also) I decided to give them another go and was pleasantly surprised to find out that I didn't have to have the disgusting orange flavor.

I usually have them with me all the time now, especially since when I take those instead of food or drink my tendency to overcorrect is almost nonexistent.

[mzizgayle]

I usually carry a special k snack bar, or the south beach high protein bars which are 17 and 15 carbs each..tried one of the glucose tabs and thought it was just yuky LOL

[Worldcrzr]

I hate the glucose tablets and refuse to use them. I discovered Jelly Belly jelly beans in a plastic container at CostCo. One carb per jelly bean. So, if my blood sugar is low, I pop up to 15 of them and within a few minutes, my blood sugar is back up to normal. You can't use the big jelly beans in other packages unless you count them as 2 carbs each.

I carry bags of them in my purse and they are easy to eat on the run.

[buzzborne]

I hate dextrasol with a passion - but dont mind the lucozade ones as much.
When i was younger i always had it drumed into me to have a packet in my bag or pocket for a 'just in case' situation - now i permanently have one in my college bag and my small 'handbag' type bag. my house mate - as im usually around her at college and that - also has one in her bag - as well as a novorapid pen jus incase i forget it (only done it once!!)

[sweetblood]

yep--i use the cvs brand tabs in the apple flavor...i usually use two or three, depending on how lo i am...or if i feel like im dropping rapidly and can't test (running register at work) then i'll usually take three...

[spring]

hah, fun to see everyone weighing in on preferences.

Another Canadian familiar with the orange flavour tablets that come in that lovely foil package. I'm actually with Gangrel on this one, Belyro, I kind of like that bizarre orange flavouring. I wasn't a fan at first but they're almost a curiosity. Not good enough to eat recreationally (probably for the best or I'd just eat 'em all and overtreat , but edible and er... 'interesting' for lows.

I tried their lemon flavour and -that- was seriously nasty. It tasted like concentrated dish detergent; I had to double check to be sure I hadn't confused it with those dishwasher tabs. hah.

I keep 'junior' size juice boxes next to my bed for night time lows, and pack tabs to take with me. I used to just use juice boxes for everything, but the noise of unwrapping a straw doesn't go over so well in a uni lecture hall, and as a horse rider, it's rather inconvenient to 'assemble'/get the straw in the hole if I'm on horseback. :p (not to mention just being bulkier to pack around).