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Woodywoodpecker

Woodywoodpecker

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Hi just wondering what you all do, if you go low while eating. Just took insulin for lunch nearly finished, when alarm went off. Did finger prick and was low, it’s going back up slowly
 
Same as any hypo, have something sugary. Hypos don’t have time to wait for a meal to digest and you’ve already covered the carbs in the meal with insulin.
 
Lucyr said:
Same as any hypo, have something sugary. Hypos don’t have time to wait for a meal to digest and you’ve already covered the carbs in the meal with insulin.
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Thank you did take some glucose pills, but wznt sure if that was the right thing to do. First time ive went low having a meal
 
I chew a single jelly baby really well in that situation. You want it to release glucose in your mouth not sit on top of your food waiting to be digested. If I know that the carbs in the meal will be releasing fairly soon, then a single JB is usually all that is needed to stop the drop and lift my levels a little bit until the food kicks in. Obviously it was a 3.9 with a vertical downward arrow then I would have 2 or 3 jelly babies, again well chewed, but if you are say 3.8 and an horizontal arrow, then I would just have 1JB. It depends how long ago you injected your bolus for the meal too. If the meal took longer to cook/prepare than expected and it is your bolus bringing you down because you waited too long then I might have 2JBs, particularly with a fast insulin and already low (but not hypo) BG when insulin was injected.
 
rebrascora said:
I chew a single jelly baby really well in that situation. You want it to release glucose in your mouth not sit on top of your food waiting to be digested. If I know that the carbs in the meal will be releasing fairly soon, then a single JB is usually all that is needed to stop the drop and lift my levels a little bit until the food kicks in. Obviously it was a 3.9 with a vertical downward arrow then I would have 2 or 3 jelly babies, again well chewed, but if you are say 3.8 and an horizontal arrow, then I would just have 1JB. It depends how long ago you injected your bolus for the meal too. If the meal took longer to cook/prepare than expected and it is your bolus bringing you down because you waited too long then I might have 2JBs, particularly with a fast insulin and already low (but not hypo) BG when insulin was injected.
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Thank you was just 10 minutes
 
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