Have you tried Ribena? It seems to do the trick for me, mind you they will probably reduce the sugar in that as well.
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Carb counting - what did I do wrong?
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trophywench
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No - not recently since all mothers stopped giving it to their children because of the sugar content LOL Trouble with Ribena is - I LOVE it ! (anything blackcurrant floats my boat except raw ones LOL)
Lucy Honeychurch
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I love Ribena too, I got a sugar free one last week 🙂
I used to love it but now I associate it with hypos!
Sprogladite
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Thank you @Robin that article is really helpful. Just a shame as when I am low I sometimes struggle to chew so Lucozade has always been my go-to for hypo treatment. I will have to start scanning all the drinks in April as I work my way through a stockpile of lucozade 🙂 lol @trophywench I am exactly the same as you, it has to be orange!! LOL
Ribena would work if the recipe doesn't change but I think I would struggle with not drinking more than I should...it is very more-ish haha!
I use the cartons.
trophywench
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Good God ! There are 30g carbs in a carton of it - 288 ml. Far, far too much!
Yes. I wouldn't drink all of it!
Wirrallass
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One sip at a time eh Radders
These days I rarely have the kind of hypos that merit Ribena. I have realised that for anything above 3 I only need 10g carb so I usually just have 3 Dextrosol, or a raisin box if it's in the mid to high 3s. The Ribena boxes I have are 200 ml so 20g carbs - only needed on rare occasions I dip into the 2s. Even then I would probably not drain it in one go but keep some in reserve.
trophywench
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See this is what I like about the Lucozade - I know how many gulps = 100ml - and open bottles keep for ages anyway - there's so much sugar in it I should think it's a permashield!
And - it has to be flat - swallowing is bad enough when I'm hypo - so any fizz hurts my throat.
(My husband thinks this is batty and can't possibly happen. Fair enough, I find it hard to believe myself - even though I know it's true LOL)
And - it has to be flat - swallowing is bad enough when I'm hypo - so any fizz hurts my throat.
(My husband thinks this is batty and can't possibly happen. Fair enough, I find it hard to believe myself - even though I know it's true LOL)
I have never liked fizzy drinks because the bubbles hurt. I make exceptions for champagne, cava, prosecco, lager..... even some lager has to be left a while before I drink it.
trophywench
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Oh I definitely like your thinking there - I can cope with a certain amount of bubbles when I'm not hypo - but the very worst is when it's TOO cold. Really hurts then whether the bottle is marked 'Lanson' with a nice black label or 'Schweppes Diet Tonic Water' LOL (mind I don't actually like tonic water, but have to drink it since I go to places with mosquitoes, so I pour gin in it to take away the taste. And it works - since I've never yet had malaria.
I err on the side of 'petilant' rather than 'lively' LOL
I err on the side of 'petilant' rather than 'lively' LOL
There's nothing like gin, or cheeky cheap red wine, for livening up a diet tonic, I find!
trophywench
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Oooh I dunno about fizzy red. I've tasted Lambrusco, thanks .....
I love sangria and at home I often make a long drink out of cheap wine box wine by just adding cloudy lemonade. Tonic is more widely available when out and about. My trouble is wine on its own just disappears too quickly!
trophywench
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Ah, I'd actually drink more as sangria - well, it's mainly pop, not much booze, my brain assures me!
Sprogladite
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Update: things are going well but feeling a little down lately. Sugars have been good, but still getting hypos either in the night or first thing in the morning so reducing basal dose hasn't done the trick. Going to correspond with DN on what to do next.
I had my first pain-free day in terms of the neuropathy in my feet for the first time in about 6 months on Sunday which was amazing, and really made me feel like I was making progress. However, today and yesterday I've been getting tingling pains in my right hand which is something new, never had any signs of neuropathy in my hands before so feeling bummed about that. Also still feeling rubbish a lot of the time, but it's now starting to be when I'm in the 5s and 6s so that's a small improvement too. Trying really hard to stay positive but I think I'm just having one of those days today!!
I had my first pain-free day in terms of the neuropathy in my feet for the first time in about 6 months on Sunday which was amazing, and really made me feel like I was making progress. However, today and yesterday I've been getting tingling pains in my right hand which is something new, never had any signs of neuropathy in my hands before so feeling bummed about that. Also still feeling rubbish a lot of the time, but it's now starting to be when I'm in the 5s and 6s so that's a small improvement too. Trying really hard to stay positive but I think I'm just having one of those days today!!
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