ott correction ?

[Jonathan]

Hi , i was feeling fine at 12.05 had 8 small slices of toast and then soup with plenty of spagetti in it, at 2.00 pm decided to the dogs in the car for a walk at 2.25 i had to stop driving i was begining feeling low i did a test which read
4.5 i took a sugar cube & 40 cl's of nectar multi fruits = 14 g ,glucose
@ 14.53 after my walk it read 7.11
@ 15.12 = 10.22
@ 15.22 = 10.38
@ 15.43 = 9.83

Did i over correct ?

 

[novorapidboi26]

Hi , i was feeling fine at 12.05 had 8 small slices of toast and then soup with plenty of spagetti in it, at 2.00 pm decided to the dogs in the car for a walk at 2.25 i had to stop driving i was begining feeling low i did a test which read
4.5 i took a sugar cube & 40 cl's of nectar multi fruits = 14 g ,glucose
@ 14.53 after my walk it read 7.11
@ 15.12 = 10.22
@ 15.22 = 10.38
@ 15.43 = 9.83

Did i over correct ?

By over correct do you mean over treat your hypo......?

I follow the rule of 20g of quickly absorbed carbs to bring me out of hypo, this doesnt always suffice but I will test again if still feeling low.........

How much is in a sugar cube?

 

[Caroline]

Hope you are feeling better.

 

[tracey w]

Actually sugar cubes are not that fast acting, you really need fast acting glucose to treat a hypo.

Thats probably why your bg raised later on.

 

[novorapidboi26]

Actually sugar cubes are not that fast acting, you really need fast acting glucose to treat a hypo.

Thats probably why your bg raised later on.

It seems strange to me as a hypo treatment............

What is it that slows the release of a sugar cube......?

 

[tracey w]

It seems strange to me as a hypo treatment............

What is it that slows the release of a sugar cube......?

Its not glucose i presume, but another form of sugar, just remember being told its quite low gi on dafne and have read it somewhere too.

 

[novorapidboi26]

Its not glucose i presume, but another form of sugar, just remember being told its quite low gi on dafne and have read it somewhere too.

sucrose I think...........

 

[tracey w]

sucrose I think...........

I only take sugar in coffee after a meal when eating out and count it as slow acting cho when i bolus, this seems to work.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

I think sucrose is 50% glucose and 50% of a more complex molecule, so overall it's quite quick, but lags behind pure glucose and sweets etc (etc Jelly babies) made of glucose syrup.

Jonathan

If I'd tested at 4.5 and was out walking I might have had a top-up quantity of fruit pastilles or whatever (say 10g?), since 4.5 isn't strictly hypo, but the rise to 10.3 *might* also be connected with the toast/spaghetti still trundling in. Feels like it could be a timing issue, where the walk took place during the insulin's most active period and the walking combined with the insulin dipped you to near-hypo levels.

M

 

[Ellie Jones]

The reason behind not using sugar cubes is purely down to they actually take longer to disolve than sugar grains because the cube has been compressed, the tight packing means that the grains in the cube won't start to disolve until the outter ones have.. Free flowing grains don't have this problem


But I would say that you did over treat as you weren't strictly hypo, just getting the warning that if you didn't eat something you would be though..

due not being a hypo, then a rule of thumb would be that 10g of carbs will raise your BG by 3mmol/l which from what you've said this rule isn't far off for you...

I was always taught that when hypo treat with 15g of fast acting carbs, retest in 10-15 minutes if still hypo then repeat, if bloods have returned to normal then a small snack of slow acting carbs, this is to ensure that any spare insulin still floating in the body is mopped up to prevent it causing another hypo.. The latter for me is now slightly different as I used a insulin pump...

 

[Jonathan]

It seems strange to me as a hypo treatment............

What is it that slows the release of a sugar cube......?

A tea spoon full of sugar, iv just looked in the dictionary & glucides translates as carbohydrate they say you learn something new every day , ive just had to muddle through trying different things for a hypo this is a real learning curve for me i just dont understand these abreviations etc , i really do need advice on what to take to correct my hypos and i would be so gratefull coz i seem to be making a real mess of things & im finding it difficult to cope with emotionally.
15.43 = 9.83
16.03 = 10.16
16.29 = 7.77

 

[novorapidboi26]

A tea spoon full of sugar, iv just looked in the dictionary & glucides translates as carbohydrate they say you learn something new every day , ive just had to muddle through trying different things for a hypo this is a real learning curve for me i just dont understand these abreviations etc , i really do need advice on what to take to correct my hypos and i would be so gratefull coz i seem to be making a real mess of things & im finding it difficult to cope with emotionally.
15.43 = 9.83
16.03 = 10.16
16.29 = 7.77

I follow the DAFNE rules for hypo which is 20g of quick acting sugar, usually 6 jelly babies etc.......everyone is different in what they use.........but learning to resist this rule has helped not over compensate, ever, as I know I dont need lots of stuff, even if I am having strong urges to eat a whole cake......🙂

 

[HelenM]

A tea spoon full of sugar, iv just looked in the dictionary & glucides translates as carbohydrate they say you learn something new every day , ive just had to muddle through trying different things for a hypo this is a real learning curve for me i just dont understand these abreviations etc , i really do need advice on what to take to correct my hypos and i would be so gratefull coz i seem to be making a real mess of things & im finding it difficult to cope with emotionally.
15.43 = 9.83
16.03 = 10.16
16.29 = 7.77

Jonathan, I see you are in France.
A standard French sugar cube contains 5 carbs (Sucre blanc ou roux 1 morceau n?4 = 5 g ) . Standard advice is to take 2-3,
alternatives easily available in France are
1 20cl box fruit juice
100ml glass of (non light) coke
1 mini berlingot de lait concentr? sucr? ( ie sugared condensed milk available in supermarket)
1 p?te de fruit (20 g) (also available in supermarket)
wait 15 minutes and then re check. If necessary treat again.
BUT, the others are correct in that glucose/dextrose tablets are much faster than sugar lumps. Unfortunately,the only place I have found to sell them is Decathlon. I always stock up in the UK..
Personally I very rarely need to use 15g worth

If it is a long time to your next meal you might need a small long acting carb snack Standard French examples include
30g of bread + 25g cheese,
30g bread +portion of butter
a medium sized fruit,
1 madelaine,
half a croissant,
4 squares of chocolate,
small cereal bar

 

[Jonathan]

hypos

Thankyou , thats great ive made a note of everything im going shopping tomorow at E leclerc and il also go to Decathlon.
Take care