What to take in hypoglycemia?

Good morning,

I am having a streak of hypos ... (although I am doing everything possible to avoid them ...) and I think that as a result I have taken some weight.

That's why I would like to know ... What do you eat when you are with hypos?

THANK YOU!

500 ml of Coca Cola and waiting 15min that helps me a lot and gets up faster

The best is pure glucose in pills or liquid.It is easier to calculate so as not to pass and end up in Híper.It is to try to see.
If I drink 500ml of Coca Cola even if it is in hiccups, I would end up with 300 hyper easily.The amounts depend a lot on each person and how their hypos are.

A sugar envelope and two or three cookies ..... I have never taken or coca cola, or juices, or glucose in pills ...

Thank you all for your comments, it is true that you learn something from everyone.
I have been diagnosed since 1990, and I think they should give us a recycling course ...
I used to take advantage to give me a "little tribute", but I did not control it well and ended up in hyper ... you already know that a lot of anxiety comes to eat (or at least it happens to me) and I did not see end ...
I will buy gel glucose
I always carry candies in my bag

All the best

Sugar, glucose or sugary drinks such as juices or cocacola.Liquids are absorbed before.
And depending on the time and that of active nsulin, you can eat some more solid sweet, but in a small amount, because it can climb too much and late.Anyway, what is needed at all times, the experience is saying.

I use beer (with alcohol) and I do well.

I never take sugar in envelopes, arcades produces.The best thing is a half can of Coca-Cola or if the downturn is strong.And fanta or smoothie if it is at night.

To gain less and do not want to spend money on pure gels, sugar dissolved in water.The typical cookies Maria fattening and not little, for that better a piece of normal bread if we want to take HC of slower absorption to keep up, or a glass of milk with sugar if we want to combine fast with something slower.The juices get fat.

As our compis say, everything is very subjective and what is going well for one does not go so well to another.I from my experience, what is doing well is the orange or Aquarius juice so that it goes up quickly and also uses pills or glucose gel.Before I used the sugar lumps but since I discovered a few years ago the glucose pills everything is much better ...

jconegar said:
to gain less and do not want to spend money on pure gels, suggest dissolved in water.The typical cookies Maria fattening and not little, for that better a piece of normal bread if we want to take HC of slower absorption to keep up, or a glass of milk with sugar if we want to combine fast with something slower.The juices get fat.

It fattens the same, for example 15 grams of glucose, come from where they come from, fruit, sugar or metabolization of HC of cookies or milk.So people take what they like best, you better feel or whatever it is.

I see that it has not come out, but I also took fruit.Generally if it gives me a downturn at night, I take a banana and a little juice, half a glass.So that with the juice quickly and the banana keeps me without large spikes.

Sometimes I have no choice but to resort to glucose gels.

In my case, it depends on where the hypo or at what time I usually take: Glucose gel Quick absorption, water with sugar or milk with sugar.
If I am out of home and far from a cafeteria or I simply do not want to spend € 1.20 in a glass of milk, I use a gel envelope (although I look later for some slow absorption).
If I am at home to eat, a glass of water.
And if I am at home or in a trusted house I ask for a glass of milk with sugar.
But it is what they say, each one tolerates a better thing.

My advice based on the situation:
We must distinguish the situation of hypoglycemia with active fast insulin to when there is no.In the first case, hypoglycemia will tend to be aggravated, so the fastest and efficient thing is to apply rule 15-15: a glucose gel (15gr of HC) and wait 15 minutes to reappear and, if necessary, if necessary,repeat.Why the gel?Well, once my endocrine told me that it is the fastest absorbing when having gel format (even more than water + sugar).In fact, it is the format that cyclists take in high -need for hydrates (which also carry more things than only glucose, therefore, not use those).And also avoids possible hyperglycemia caused by excess HC to get out of the hypo.I have tried it by carrying a freestyle sensor and controlling with XDrip every 5 minutes on my mobile and it is true: it took about 10 minutes to take effect and only uploaded what is necessary (from 60 to 120 approx.) And then stopped and even went down a bit.

If we go to other solutions it will be worse.A 33cl carbonated soda can has more than 3 HC rations which is very possible that it causes bouncing hyperglycemia.

Let us also think that our body has a self-defense mechanism that also works in our case, although weakly: when detecting hypos, glucose begins to be called the liver glucose reserve, which is limited in quantity.In fact, in borderline situations, by injecting glucagon we stop the action of insulin and that reserve is extracted, which must be filled later.Let's not forget that one of the effects of insulin is inhibits the metabolization of the liver glucose reserve .

The other situation: there is no active fast insulin.In that case, the hypo can be derived by exercise and the possible action of basal insulin.In that case, it is usually lighter and with a little food comes out.If in those cases we take gel, it will rise quite/too much (proven with freestyle sensor and xDRIP).Sometimes even with half a ration or one of HC: a small apple, a small or medium banana (care, high glycemic index) or a glass of milk.In these cases it may be appropriate to review our basal dose.For example, something that we do not realize checked when we go up/down is to check the basal insulin doses.There is an indication by kg of body mass that usually works well in each person.Even when I exercise for more than 20min- half an hour, there is a small rebound (it goes down, stop and climb a lot then +30/ +50) derived from the body is asking for glucose to the liver and also begins to metabolize glucose fromof fat and keep acting for a time from unemployment.

Conclusion: Without a doubt the gel is our great ally.The rest of things (juices, soft drinks, fruit ...) takes longer to have action.I have proven that up to 15-20 minutes it takes a fruit to give signs of life while the gel is barely 10. I think that should be enough to convince anyone.Somewhere (Diabetika) I think they sell small gels for children with rations of 5G HC by envelope, which can be a good idea for minor hypos when there is no insulin and we do not want to take the ration of 15g over.It is another idea and are not so expensive (if they are not taken frequently, of course; if they are taken frequently it is a symptom that the insulin-infesting balance of HC must be reviewed).