Jelly Babies

[mum2westiesGill]

For those of you who have jelly babies as their hypo treatment.

1. How many do you carry with you when out and about?

2. What do you carry them in?

 

[Northerner]

I usually have about 20 in a sandwich bag in my rucksack 🙂

 

[Raymond]

I carry a rucksack with everything in it. I have a bag of Jelly Babies in there, at work and almost every room in the house 🙂

 

[Phil65]

I usually have about 20 in a sandwich bag in my rucksack 🙂

great idea, jelly baby bags always seem to split! I use a metal tube (had mints in originally) for jelly beans

 

[Robster65]

Similar to Phil, I have a couple of mint tins which hold betwee 4 and 8. I only owrry if I have less than 3 or 4 on me. But I try to make sure I've always got a small can or bottle of coke too. Every coat has one in a pocket and my bag has coke and JBs permanently. If you get reasonable warnings of a hypo, unless you're running/cycling/swimming, then a couple of JBs should bring you up enouh to seek help or get fresh supplies from a shop, etc.

Rob

 

[redrevis]

I keep a bag of Jelly Babies on my bedside table. But for everyday use I carry with me dextrose tablets inside a GlucoCarry case. I just find it very handy and I don't have to worry about jelly babies getting too warm and sticky etc.
But I can see why people carry Jelly Babies, I have to admit they taste a lot nicer😛

 

[Copepod]

I use small zip lock bags that hold about 4 jelly babies or haribo jelly sweets, about 10g sugar in each bag. I think such bags are sold for holding jewellery, but I got them when a nutrition research unit was throwing things out of their store. Always have bags in every pocket of clothing, rucksack, bumbag for running etc. And they can be eaten even if they go through the washing machine...

This weekend, one bag had a detour to the hills of Tayside, as my partner took one as his emergency rations to ensure that he would pass kit check at end of OMM - but he wasn't checked.

 

[rossi_mac]

In shed and another place in the house I have an old coffe jar full of JB's as less chance of them melting and less chance of me finishing the packet off, so I just take 2-4 when needed.

When on my feet I don't rely on JB's glucotabs.

 

[Ellie Jones]

I just have a bag of jelly babie/fruit pasttilles with me at all times normally kept in my handbag...

I take it up stairs when I go to bed, and if I'm out of the house then I've got my bag with me..

 

[trophywench]

Tube of fruit pastilles, those foil/paper wrappers are far more robust in the bottom of my portmanteau than any sweetie bag. And Yes! - I can resist! and if not, because I'd suck them then instead of chewing, 3g of CHO really isn't gonna kill me!

FWIW you often get those teensy ziplocks with spare buttons in when you purchase a garment.

 

[Northerner]

Tube of fruit pastilles, those foil/paper wrappers are far more robust in the bottom of my portmanteau than any sweetie bag. And Yes! - I can resist! and if not, because I'd suck them then instead of chewing, 3g of CHO really isn't gonna kill me!

FWIW you often get those teensy ziplocks with spare buttons in when you purchase a garment.

Are you trying to tell me you can put a fruit pastille in your mouth without chewing it? Get away with you!

 

[Cumbrianlass]

I too carry my Jelly babies in a sandwich zip lock bag - bought a pack of 30 of them from Tesco, '30 small food and freezer bags - Zip Seal'. Carry them in my handbag, coat pocket - gym bag - have them on my bed side table - infact thinking about it they're everywhere!! I usually just tip a load in, out the box/ bag of Jelly babies and top them up when they seem low.

 

[MCH]

FWIW you often get those teensy ziplocks with spare buttons in when you purchase a garment.

Brilliant idea!

I usually keep some wine gums with me in those coin bags you get from the bank (nice clean unused ones )

PS What does FWIW mean?

 

[Donald]

Brilliant idea!

I usually keep some wine gums with me in those coin bags you get from the bank (nice clean unused ones )

PS What does FWIW mean?

For What Its Worth

 

[Steff]

PS What does FWIW mean?

Thanks I wanted to know that to

 

[vince13]

I have one of those "lock & lock" containers ("other brands are available !") in my handbag at all times with perhaps 10 or so Jelly Babies in and one next to my bed with the same number in, just in case I go low in the night. I also carry a pack of Dextrose tablets and, again, have one by my bed.

BTW Tescos have Bassetts 215g bags of Jelly Babies on a "buy one get one free" offer at the moment (and very nice they are too....). 🙂

 

[Ellie Jones]

FWIW you often get those teensy ziplocks with spare buttons in when you purchase a garment.

Shudder the thought, as they haven't been manufactured with food in mind... So they could contain all sorts of contaminates😱

As to Friut Pastielles...

The reward for the dogs for picking up a hypo is one of our Jelly Babies or Fruit Pastellies..

Jones well don't think the sweet touches the side of the throat is't gone that quick no manner has he..

Ellie tries to be a lady and chews nicely..

But well it takes or a good 10 minutes or so to chew a Fruit Pastielle, soooo tempted to video her and send it to the rowntress...

 

[trophywench]

Ellie, we all have to eat a peck of dirt before we die!

Simply would never occur to me that there would be anything remotely dangerous in them - otherwise they'd potentially be poisoning a selection of eg M&S customers. And frankly, I really don't think it's worth my worrying about.

If you live with pets, and suffer no partic ill effects - you are more than likely pretty well immune to most things anyway!

 

[Copepod]

There is some concern over chemical leaching out of plastics, such as phthalates in PVC, into food, but I think the risk is greatest with high fat foods and certain types of plastics eg cheese wrapped in clingfilm. However, jelly babies aren't known for their high fat content, and ziplock bags are usually made of polythene, not PVC. However, phthalates are being phased out of food containers.

Bacterial contamination is another matter, but not really the issue with jelly babies in plastic bags - food needs to be clean, not sterile 🙂

 

[FM001]

Carry 4 jb's in an old glocotab tube with me at all time, my bedside cabinet has a tub which holds a full packet and in my last job I had a small tupperware box full in my desk drawer. In my car I just stick with glucotabs as they withstand the summer heat much better.