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Jelly Babies

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pat.y said:
So I was going to ask this anyway. Is 4 the right amount for a hypo ?
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It depends on the hypo Pat.

If I'm between 3.0 and 3.5 I'd take two, if 2.5-3.0 = 4, and below 2.0 means scarf the whole bag 6 at a time until my BGs start rising again. I would take a couple, then wait 15 mins and test, if I'm not on the way up, have a couple more and do the same, if that doesn't work have a few mouthfuls of coke or lucozade or eat something a bit carby and if that doesn't cure it resort to the banana toasty or chips/mashed potato. That's what works for me I've worked out, but others may have a different method.
 
Depends on your hypo, how low and timing etc. I usually start with 2 and then Retest after 15 mins, as I don't want to go the other way.
 
Sorry Alison, I think we posted at the same time! X
 
Just curious is all for future reference.Saying that I started to to get a hypo while making lunch and I tested and my result was 3.0. I grabbed a cadburys dairy milk chocolate.
 
Chocolate isn't all that great for a hypo, as the fat content slows the sugar right down. It is really annoying when you hypo just before a meal, isn't it? I guess I would probably just eat one or poss two jelly babies just to keep me going before lunch arrived. Although usually in that situation I feel like eating everything!
 
Well I'm not supposed to get hypo's on metformin but I've always had the occasionally.
 
If you want a change from eating babies, my daughter bought some fruit jellies from Aldi at xmas and when I tried one they were sooo good. Have'nt seen them since but you can get jelly fruits from Amazon (top ingredients:Sugar, Glucose Syrup). They seem to vary by make but should be roughly 20g per fruit.
 
There are 5.5g per sweet so probably 3 is better. But I like to have 4!
 
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