Glucose tabs, Lucozade and Sodastream X-Stream

[robert@fm]

After several months of high readings, due partly to my failing kidneys meaning that I had to be taken off metformin, I've recently been put on insulin (20 units at night for the first month, but the nurse increased the dose to 24 units, with instructions to me to add another 4 units every 3 days until my fasting BGs fall into the 4-6 range).

Since this means that I'm possibly at risk of hypos for the first time since August (or will be at any rate), I've bought myself some Glucotabs in case of need; they're more expensive than other brands, but they come in a sturdy (refillable!) plastic tube which will withstand the rigours of being carried in my pocket, unlike those flimsy paper packs.

And since each tablet has a precise stated amount of glucose (4g), this has started me wondering about the two bottles of Lucozade that are in my fridge in case of emergency, and also the Sodastream X-Stream energy drink syrups I have in the kitchen (along with several other flavour syrups of course -- their sugar-free cranberry and raspberry is a great accompaniment to chicken or turkey). Does anyone know how much glucose is in these? Neither website is of much help, they seem interested only in selling the stuff...

 

[Northerner]

Hi Robert, doesn't the packaging show the number of carbs per 100ml? I've got some lucozade energy which has 17.2g per 100ml, and I think most sugary drinks are around this mark. A Basset's jelly baby has 5g of carbs as another alternative.

 

[Pumper_Sue]

After several months of high readings, due partly to my failing kidneys meaning that I had to be taken off metformin, I've recently been put on insulin (20 units at night for the first month, but the nurse increased the dose to 24 units, with instructions to me to add another 4 units every 3 days until my fasting BGs fall into the 4-6 range).

Since this means that I'm possibly at risk of hypos for the first time since August (or will be at any rate), I've bought myself some Glucotabs in case of need; they're more expensive than other brands, but they come in a sturdy (refillable!) plastic tube which will withstand the rigours of being carried in my pocket, unlike those flimsy paper packs.

And since each tablet has a precise stated amount of glucose (4g), this has started me wondering about the two bottles of Lucozade that are in my fridge in case of emergency, and also the Sodastream X-Stream energy drink syrups I have in the kitchen (along with several other flavour syrups of course -- their sugar-free cranberry and raspberry is a great accompaniment to chicken or turkey). Does anyone know how much glucose is in these? Neither website is of much help, they seem interested only in selling the stuff...

As Northerner say's Robert 🙂
RE the glucotabs you can get a bottle of 50 as a refill pack as well, which works out a lot cheaper. Hope things improve for you soon.

 

[Copepod]

squeezy pouches

Just discovered another potential option of sugary food, when I went to Asda to buy supplies for a night race in Sherwood Forest tonight - own brand squeezy pouches with screw top caps (like suncream packets) - range of dairy flavours approx 15g CHO in a 85g pouch and range of fruit flavours (ingredients 9x% fruit) approx 14g per 90g pouch. Ones I bought have at least 9 months before Best Before dates. Obviously aimed at children, but they taste much better than sports gels. For races, often need easy to ingest and palatable sources of sugar, but they would also be suitable for hypo treatment. Might be sold at other supermarkets - I'll look now I know what to look for.

 

[robert@fm]

/me casts Thread Necromancer. 🙂

I yesterday bought me four bottles of Euro Shopper sparkling glucose drink (two each lemon and orange) -- at only 45p per 380ml bottle, they're half the price (or less) of Lucozade, and with 17.7g carbs per 100ml, they're just as effective. Unfortunately they're also just as revolting, but I for one don't swig glucose drinks for the taste. 🙂

 

[sasha1]

Some Drs/DSN's, will prescribe glucotabs on script, It took a while for me to get them for Nathan, but he dislikes Glucogel, to the point he was physically sick.

With you being on insulin, as the surgery to include Glucogel .. formerly Hypostop.

Heidi
xx🙂

 

[Pumper_Sue]

/me casts Thread Necromancer. 🙂

I yesterday bought me four bottles of Euro Shopper sparkling glucose drink (two each lemon and orange) -- at only 45p per 380ml bottle, they're half the price (or less) of Lucozade, and with 17.7g carbs per 100ml, they're just as effective. Unfortunately they're also just as revolting, but I for one don't swig glucose drinks for the taste. 🙂

Morrison's do their own brand of glucose drink as well, I love the orange flavour. As you have already noted more than half the price of lucozade 🙂

Sasha
Have a look in the cooking dept for some liquid glucose it tastes yummy not a bit like hypo stop so Nathan will be fine with it.
The American's quite often use the ready made icing in tubes for hypo fixes.
Very handy for pockets.

 

[robert@fm]

The 99p Store currently has eight-packs of "mixer size" (150ml) Pepsi -- less than 13p per can, and each can has 16.5g of sugar which is probably just right to treat a hypo. 🙂 I've bought me two packs.