what do you use to correct a low? (not a severe low)

[KEVIN88GT]

For example when I'm in the 50'-60's (or even 40s) I use glucose tabs... is there anything else that works FASTER?

What do you guys use...?

[Cyborg]

I always use glucose tabs. :vroam:

[KEVIN88GT]

is there nothing faster out there... something that can be absorbed sub lingually like nitroglycerin? I know simple sugars BEGIN to break down in the mouth..... but still takes a little while for it to come up..

[TenderVittleS]

I always use juice. I carry juiceboxes to work and they seem to work very fast to me, one usually does the trick.

[PatKn_07]

I use just a glass milk usually or maybe even a small candy bar.

[Catcount]

I eat a Bannana or Drink a Juice

Allen

[bjphilly]

I use glucose tabs and sometimes pretzls on the GI list pretzels are up there. I also like Nips candy.

[notme]

Starburst is my most controlled fix. I use milk and cookies when I need a quick fix.

[KEVIN88GT]

well neither of those is an option when on the go....(bananas or juice)

[Alaska]

I buy the bag of small candy bars (baby ruths) and eat one a those.....jacks me right back up to where I need to be

[ladytaz]

Usually glucose tabs, or sometimes just a slice of peanut butter bread.

[ant hill]

For example when I'm in the 50'-60's (or even 40s) I use glucose tabs...
I just have some jely beans and nibble on that as the glucose are faster. However orange juice with sugar is another way to recover.

[Kubilee]

I buy the bag of small candy bars (baby ruths) and eat one a those.....jacks me right back up to where I need to be

Same for me, only mine is either a Snickers or an Almond Joy. My husband has this thing in hjis head that says "if you have to eat something with sugar to jack you up, may as well enjoy it." LOL

He actually has a small stash of candy in his office that he keeps handy for me....... because he knows if I have it in mmy office, I'll let the kids have it all until it is all gone. lol

[SueM]

If you want/need a quick rise in bs then a liquid form of glucose will do the trick.

[ant hill]

If you want/need a quick rise in bs then a liquid form of glucose will do the trick.

So Sue, You crush glucose tabs in a glass and mix it with water or juice?

[Alice]

For a quick rise, a little Coke. It's readily available.

If I just need a regular boost, I eat 1-2 York peppermint patties (the small ones) or my small 3-Musketeer bars (both are about 10 carbs). I take advantage of the low of a chocolate opportunity!

Day-to-day, I keep glucose tabs in my purse for carbs-on-the-go...shopping, etc.

[kgm0612]

Starbursts for me too. Nancy (notme) got me eating them when I visited her 3 years ago!

Karen

[xMenace]

I use juice, the sugary stuff like Sunny-D. I can't stand tabs.

In the past when I've been real low I'd put a spoon full of sugar under my tongue. It absorbs extremely fast there.

[shockme]

apple or orange juice. milk.kool aid singles-gotta use 2 packets tho to get 14 gms of carbs-i got 'em by mistake...thought it was a bulk pack of the unsweetened packets-so i kept 'em for lows. trish

[shabbie6247]

jelly sweets, much nicer than glucose tabs! i find they work pretty quick for me. if i over-compensate for the low i take a bolus for the carbs minus 15 grams (after ive finished stuffing my face!) to be sure i dont get a whopping high later on!

[EasyType2]

Depends on the level. If I am NOT shaking and trembling, I use peanut butter, alone or on bread or on crackers.

If I'm at the trembling stage, I use glucose tabs. Taste is not important when you're about to go into hypoglycemic shock.

[babs2000]

I always carry some type of hard candy with me-just chew them up and they work just as fast as glucose tablets. They taste much better too! Beth

[grace girl]

Normally I use glucose tabs, or a juice box (the 15 carb ones). If it's going to be a while before I eat then I add some protein after the sugar fix (like peanut butter).
But last night when I had a low I dipped into the kids leftover halloween candy..:D a small box of tootsie roll dots worked perfectly!

[miss_ok_ish]

gluc tabs or a small can of coke, i find the coke works faster for me then the tabs.... plus its much more tasty, its my one naughty treat but making me better at the same time!