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      ConnieT1D62 likes your comment at
      When did you bolus for your most recent meal? If you bolused multiple times for your last meal, please select all that apply.
      I usually bolus for breakfast right at the time I start eating. But I prefer to bolus 15 minutes before. Better results. But I always forget.
    • 10 hours, 7 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      When did you bolus for your most recent meal? If you bolused multiple times for your last meal, please select all that apply.
      I said 15-30, but it may have been more than 30. I wasn't watching the clock this morning. I just checked my pump bolus history. It was about 30 minutes. I need to bolus early in the morning because my blood sugars shoot up high after breakfast. Bolusing sooner seems to help keep my BG from going off the charts. But, if I bolus too soon, I have serious low BG's. It's all an art ... and luck.
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      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      When did you bolus for your most recent meal? If you bolused multiple times for your last meal, please select all that apply.
      I am able to pr bolus for Breakfast and dinner as I am at home. I never know when I am going to eat at work so bolus is at start of meal.
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      Mick Martin likes your comment at
      When did you bolus for your most recent meal? If you bolused multiple times for your last meal, please select all that apply.
      Question is misleading until type of insulin is understood. I said 15 because I use Fiasp insulin.
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      When did you bolus for your most recent meal? If you bolused multiple times for your last meal, please select all that apply.
      I said 15-30, but it may have been more than 30. I wasn't watching the clock this morning. I just checked my pump bolus history. It was about 30 minutes. I need to bolus early in the morning because my blood sugars shoot up high after breakfast. Bolusing sooner seems to help keep my BG from going off the charts. But, if I bolus too soon, I have serious low BG's. It's all an art ... and luck.
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      When did you bolus for your most recent meal? If you bolused multiple times for your last meal, please select all that apply.
      I said 15-30, but it may have been more than 30. I wasn't watching the clock this morning. I just checked my pump bolus history. It was about 30 minutes. I need to bolus early in the morning because my blood sugars shoot up high after breakfast. Bolusing sooner seems to help keep my BG from going off the charts. But, if I bolus too soon, I have serious low BG's. It's all an art ... and luck.
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      Robin Melen likes your comment at
      When did you bolus for your most recent meal? If you bolused multiple times for your last meal, please select all that apply.
      My most recent meal was breakfast and, during the work week, I am far better at bolusing ahead of time. The rest of my meals in the day though end up receiving the bolus as I start eating or part at the start and more later on (depending on what I am eating and whether I know how much I'll eat.)
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      Of the people in your life, who (if anyone) makes you feel judged or criticized for your T1D management (for example, what foods you eat, where or when you check your blood glucose, etc.)? Select all that apply to you.
      Insulin, meters, diabetic tech are not magic wands. Its usage does not guarantee only "positive" results. Negative events can and do occur, period. Non -D- typically (incorrectly) equate negative events as being total user failure, severe user errors. As diabetics we get blamed, despite having made zero mistakes on our part. We make seriously educated best guesses, despite that truth, we can and do fail anyway sometimes! Outsiders falsely need to believe inulin, our tech are complete-total cures, rather than tiny bandages at best. When confronted for using (sic. my) "drugs" in public, no matter how invisibly done... it is their self righteousness , poor assessment which is the issue. I gladly squash such insects...
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      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      If you use an insulin pump that comes with a clip, how often do you have your pump clip attached to your pump?
      The more important question is 'how well does the clip work'. For me, the Medtronic clip worked very well, but the Tandem clip is quite ineffective and the pump falls off my belt during things like yard work or other bending movements.
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      If you use an insulin pump that comes with a clip, how often do you have your pump clip attached to your pump?
      I answered never. I always use a clip -- I wear my t:slim x2 on my belt -- but not the Tandem clip. I use the black t:Holster Rotating Belt Clip. Very pleased.
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      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      If you use an insulin pump that comes with a clip, how often do you have your pump clip attached to your pump?
      I am rough on pumps and use a Tandem X2 but dont use the Tandem clip/holster. I use a neoprene case and a pouch with a metal clip. Thenmetal clip is uncomfortable while I sleep. Looking for a different solution for wearing my pump at night.
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      I answered that nobody wants to be screened, but I was answering based on my immediate family. I did let my deceased type-1 diabetic cousin's 35 year old son know he can be tested for his likelihood of becoming type-1 diabetic. He said he may be tested as he was always curious if he had a chance.
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      I have T1, and when my oldest grandson got T1, the other 3 grandkids got screened. The grandson who's the brother of the one with T1, showed a strong possibility of being a future T1 diabetic. It sadly came true about a year later.
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      I have LADA, and the idea of screening has not come up, either by me or my adult children. I guess I need to present the opportunity to them so they can make the decision.
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      I was born in 1939 and had many childhood illnesses. Three different kinds of measles and tonsils removed before I was 5 years old, then mumps and chickenpox when I was 5. While recovering from the mumps and chickenpox, I began showing the symptoms of very high blood sugar. Three doctors examined me and they were not able to make a diagnosis. I had lost much weight, and I had stopped eating. I did not have an appetite. It was almost impossible for me to walk. A fourth doctor had my blood tested and he made the diagnosis. While receiving pork insulin I finally began to recover a few days after my sixth birthday. I did not have ant relatives with diabetes. I think the childhood diseases caused internal damage and that was the cause of my diabetes. At the present time there are still no type one diabetics among my relatives. I do not believe it is necessary for my children and grandchildren to be screened for T1D autoantibodies.
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
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      Karen DeVeaux likes your comment at
      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      I was born in 1939 and had many childhood illnesses. Three different kinds of measles and tonsils removed before I was 5 years old, then mumps and chickenpox when I was 5. While recovering from the mumps and chickenpox, I began showing the symptoms of very high blood sugar. Three doctors examined me and they were not able to make a diagnosis. I had lost much weight, and I had stopped eating. I did not have an appetite. It was almost impossible for me to walk. A fourth doctor had my blood tested and he made the diagnosis. While receiving pork insulin I finally began to recover a few days after my sixth birthday. I did not have ant relatives with diabetes. I think the childhood diseases caused internal damage and that was the cause of my diabetes. At the present time there are still no type one diabetics among my relatives. I do not believe it is necessary for my children and grandchildren to be screened for T1D autoantibodies.
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
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      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
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      Have you ever participated in a charity fundraising event that benefitted a diabetes organization (i.e., a walk, marathon, gala, etc.)?
      I have led a team for the JDRF OneWalk annually since the late 1990's. We have been able to raise a lot of funds for JDRF...and I have enjoyed doing it. Good cause!
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      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      my siblings & parents are older (like me) and they've never expressed any interest in getting tested. my nieces and nephews have never said anything either
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      I participated in several ADA walks not long after being Dx with T1D. As Ahh Life points out large $ are rased, but where do they go? I stopped supporting ADA for that reason. I think JDF is much more open on where the funding goes.
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    What foods or products do you keep on-hand specifically for hypoglycemia/lows?

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    211 Comments

    1. Carl Robertson

      Individual lifesavers, 4g of carb per.

      7 months ago Log in to Reply
    2. Amber Lathrop

      Raisins, Oj, fruit snacks, sweet tarts, icing

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    3. Sharon Gerdik

      I have a variety of puddings, juices and candies to take during the day when I drop low. What I take during the nite when dropping low are marshmallows. I keep a few in a sandwich bag on my nightstand. I don’t even have to get out of bed. I can take 1 or 2 even when lying down. It reacts quickly and I go right back to sleep.

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    4. LizB

      Glucose tablets, Sweetarts, Capri Sun. Capri Sun just changed the formula of my favorite Fruit Punch flavor from 13g (maybe it was 14) to 9g. They added monk fruit and took away some sugar. Since I used those only when I needed a bigger boost I don’t know if the new ones will work for me.

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    5. RegMunro

      I keep on hand Liquifrtuit Juice 200ml in fridge

      More portable are dried dates and a paste made from ground almond nuts to which a little honey is added. These are my standard rescue medicine when I walk for exercise, and when I’m in meetings etc.

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    6. Lenora Ventura

      4oz 100% juice boxes, protein snack bars, hard candy

      7 months ago Log in to Reply
    7. Milly Bassett

      OJ, Apple Juice, Dove chocolates, and dark kitkats.

      7 months ago Log in to Reply
    8. adburton79

      Skittles, fruit snacks, juice pouches, and glucose tablets to treat the hypoglycemic event. We also carry peanuts/cashews/almonds, beef sticks, granola bars for consumption after treating a low to help prevent recurring hypoglycemia.

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    9. Carolann Hunt

      Juice boxes, go squeez applesauce, granola bars, Oreos, anything but sugar tablets or skittles

      7 months ago Log in to Reply
    10. qachemist

      Glucose tabs, individual honey packets.
      Love the idea of marshmallows by the bed. Thanks!

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    11. Dale Norman

      Fruit snacks work best for me

      7 months ago Log in to Reply
    12. Jason Lynch

      Apple sauce pouches and smarties!

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    13. Jana Venditte

      Small juice boxes

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    14. Kristen Clifford

      Juice, fruit snacks, cereal

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    15. Kris McDonald

      Smarties….

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    16. Nevin Bowman

      Glucose tablets. One tablet is enough to send me above normal.

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    17. Mae Anson

      Mott’s fruit snacks and small apple juice boxes.

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    18. Lawrence S.

      My main go-to is honey, specifically Trader Joe’s “Mostly Mesquite Honey”, which I think is the best honey I’ve ever tasted. I carry a bottle of it in my stash-bag, everywhere I go. Also, small cans of pineapple juice, or bottles (with caps) of apple or grape juice. Liquid sugars works the fastest for me.

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    19. Louise Robinson

      Root Beer Barrels and other hard candies like ginger mints. More palatable than glucose tabs and just as effective for me.

      7 months ago Log in to Reply
    20. Meerkat

      Glucose tablets, oranges and hard candies

      7 months ago Log in to Reply
    21. Meghan Larson

      Glucose tabs are my favorite now- easy to chew and not sticky like other chewy fruit candies that I have used before!

      7 months ago Log in to Reply
    22. Beckett Nelson

      Maple syrup is my go to. It absorbs into the mucous membranes pretty quick

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    23. Amy Clemens

      Fruit snacks 19g of carbs (I try to leave 1-2 in the bag) or 4 ounce juice boxes. These are increasingly hard to find. I despise glucose tablets but I know they are the best. They always end up a crumpled mess at the bottom of my purse.

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    24. William Bennett

      Chips Ahoy cookies in the little two-packs. Not necessarily the fastest or most efficient, but if I’m having a low I at least want to use the opportunity to eat something I like. And glucose tabs taste like sweet-flavored chalk.

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      1. Joan Fray

        But how do you resist an other times?!

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    25. anj1832

      Glucose tablets and glucose shots

      7 months ago Log in to Reply
    26. KMcKeon

      When I’m exercising and my glucose starts to trend down, I treat with glucose tabs, individual raw honey packets–and then I usually have some kind of high fiber snack to stabilize.
      Otherwise, I typically use a sip of juice, a couple Skittles. I keep glucose tabs and juice in my car/purse always.
      I also love Lily’s Dark Chocolate peanut butter cups or mini Reese’s for stability afterward.

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    27. Gordon Jones

      Corn Syrup, Frosting, Glucose lozenges and Gummies.

      7 months ago Log in to Reply
    28. Steve Rumble

      I keep glucose tablets around the house and in my cars. I also carry a pack of 10 glucose tablets around with me all the time.

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    29. John Luca

      Usually orange juice if at home. Always have hard candy in my pocket. Try to carry glucose tablets when traveling.

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    30. Jane Cerullo

      Glucose tabs and gummies at bedside. Pretty much only time I may have hypoglycemia. During the day wearing CGM keeps me from going low. Just glance at my Apple Watch

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    31. Claude Laforest

      Orange juice, yogurt, dates, honey.

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    32. KCR

      Smarties, glucose tabs, and Coke.

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    33. Cristina Sanchez

      Assorted fruit snacks and Chewy granola bar

      7 months ago Log in to Reply
    34. SueJNC

      Hi-Chews

      7 months ago Log in to Reply
    35. Joan Fray

      Glucose tabs. Maple syrup. (A slurp from the jug. No spoon.)

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    36. Shannon Barnaby

      Small juice boxes and fruit snacks

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    37. Joseph Tappel

      Jellybeans

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    38. Lori Lehnen

      Smarties and glucose tabs. Right now I have a stash of leftover candy canes that I’m using as a nudge to keep me in range.

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    39. Twinniepoo74

      I keep glucose tablets. Smarties candy’s and peanut butter. Plus regular soda and cranberry juice.

      7 months ago Log in to Reply
    40. Henry Renn

      Hershey Kisses, Glucose Tabs, Grape Juice (Real not flavored drink), Chocolate milk

      7 months ago Log in to Reply
    41. Gary Taylor

      Glucose Tablets

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    42. Sarah Berry

      Glucose tablets are stashed all over the house, in my car in my purse. I also use hard candies.

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    43. Lynn Green

      Glucose tabs and hard candies

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    44. Nikki McDonald

      Juice, fruit snacks, glucose tabs

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    45. GLORIA MILLER

      Coca Cola, Glucose SOS and Baqsimi

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    46. rick phillips

      I am a big fan of CVS brand orange glucose powder.

      We also keep apple juice

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    47. Mary Dexter

      Juicy Juice 4.23oz juice boxes, glucose tablets, Lifesavers

      7 months ago Log in to Reply
    48. Amanda Barras

      Skittles for the car.
      Milk for the house.

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    49. Donna Brownley

      Juiceboxes, skittles and JellyBelly jelly beans

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    50. Csampogna

      Glucose tablets.

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    51. CindyGoddard

      Glucose, gummies

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    52. Sandy Palmer

      Mexican coke and Swedish fish

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    53. Ginger Vieira

      I like using gummies that won’t melt, freeze or rot so I can store them in places for a long time. Thanks to using Afrezza, I don’t have lows too often anymore! I also like using things that are small enough that I can consume only 4 or 8 grams of carbs for the average low so I don’t rebound.

      I like stashing gummies like:
      gummy Lifesavers
      Skittles
      Sour Patch Kids
      Swedish Fish

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    54. Maureen Helinski

      Now I use mostly glucose tablets.

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    55. swamigreg

      Glucose tabs, fruit juice, pre packed gummies

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    56. Keith LeMar

      Glucose tablets, especially the strawberry and fruit flavored ones

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    57. Ahh Life

      Dried figs. Dried apricots. Dried cherries. Raisins. Peanut butter-filled pretzels. Arthritis and mental confusion makes it impossible to open fruit juice, tightly wrapped glucose tablets, and anything with tightly wrapped plastic on it. Who are these plastic manufacturers trying to kid? Superman could not open their offerings. 👎👎👎👎

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      1. Bruce and Audrey Coleman

        I feel your pain.

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    58. AnitaS

      Glucose tabs, juice, and gummy type-candies like jelly beans or chuckles

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    59. Kathy Hanavan

      Mostly glucose tabs, but lately I have found that red grapes when I am home work well too.

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    60. Debra Nance

      Applesauce pouches and fruit gummies

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    61. Annie Simon

      I like to have dates, raison, Welche’s fruit snack packages, apple sauce are just a few of my go to snacks if any lows occur 👍

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    62. Marthaeg

      Glucose tablets, dates, raisins, fireballs and peppermint puffs(5g carbs each😊)

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    63. Mary Boudousquie

      I use glucose tabs when I am away from home. At home I use Apple juice and honey.

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    64. Nichole Pleisch

      Juice boxes, applesauce pouches, gummy bears, gummy fruit snacks

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    65. Barbara Bubar

      At just under 2g each…which also varies a little by size…I have used Brachs Candy Corns for YEARS. One raises me roughly 8 points. So, just multiples of 8 for the number I will consume to get to where I want to be. No other “brand”…of course!!

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    66. T1diabetic

      Gummie Bears! Gummie Worms are too easy to overindulge in : (

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    67. Franklin Rios

      dextrose and honey

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    68. Lisa Moir

      Glucose tabs and apple juice

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    69. Phyllis Biederman

      Glucose tablets, small containers of apple juice, Annie’s fruit gummies

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    70. Liadona

      Glucose tablets (make me think of German candies after Volksmarches in the 1970s – yum!)
      Chocolates – mostly 3 Musketeers Bars or See’s Candies
      Giant Smarties
      Fruit
      Pineapple juice – for the bad lows
      Pretty much not that picky

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      1. Ahh Life

        We have several Volksmarches medals on the wall from 1976 to 1981. Kaiserslautern and Zweibruecken.

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    71. Deb Loyola

      Annie’s Organic Strawberry Gummies

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    72. Dan Diehl

      Juicy Juice 4 oz Berry

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    73. Elle Hamann

      Juice, fruit snacks, smarties (candy), glucose tabs

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    74. Eva

      At home – 1 TBSP honey or small glass OJ
      On the tennis court/At the gym – glucose tabs or power aide
      In my purse – glucose tabs and banana

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    75. Debbie Dallmann

      Twizzlers Cherry Bites, Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies, and Mentos (I keep in my purse).

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    76. Brett Jorgensen

      Small cans of ginger ale, orange juice, glucose tablets

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    77. Kim Murphy

      I use Organic Black forest fun fruits. They come in small packages and have 15 carbs so that way I don’t over correct for lows. They are easy to carry with me and quick to consume.

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    78. Ken Raiche

      My go to has been the Dex 4 it’s easily transportable especially while cycling.

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    79. Chris Maluski

      Honey stinger gels
      Jelly beans
      glucose tabs
      granola bars

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    80. mojoseje

      Juice packs, jolly ranchers, raisins, honey

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    81. Scott Doerner

      I always use glucose tabs, or gel out of the house, oj in during the day, and boxed aj at night

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    82. John McHenery

      Dextrose tablets.

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    83. Marty

      I have JellyBelly jelly flops stashed all over the place. I keep a small bottle of Martinelli’s apple juice on my computer desk in case I need a boost during zoom calls.

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    84. stillarobyn

      Apple juice at home, and Welch’s fruit snacks for on the go!

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    85. Carrolyn Barloco

      Glucose tablets in purse, cars, bedside and in several rooms. I also keep Belvita biscuits at my bedside.

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    86. Keira Thurheimer

      Small bottles of juice or Hawaiian Punch and glucose tabs are everywhere. Downstairs in the kitchen and living room, upstairs in the bedroom and bathroom, at work, in my purse, and in my car.

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    87. LZ

      smarties, original sweethearts (keep a small bag of them in my pocket, a little over 1g carb each), life savers, sugar cubes, and Karo syrup when really low at home (don’t carry it around with me — still have a few glucose gel pouches for that, but haven’t needed them for years, probably because of CIQ and my increased alertness to not going low when I’m out). Gel and karo syrup I keep in mouth for a while (cheeks, under tongue, Karo syrup from a spoon is likely to be on lips, too) to get quickest action. Juice boxes with 15g carbs are usually more carb than I need, but I do usually bring one when I’m out walking, when the liquid can also be helpful, just in case. Can take a bit longer to bring up a low, for me, then sucking glucose candy, though.

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    88. Elissa Macher

      I use sucking candies, like Werthers. They help me with not eating everything in the pantry!

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      1. Kate Kuhn

        I use “sucking” candies, too! As they dissolve the glucose is absorbed from the inside of the cheeks and under the tongue. Just make sure they are made with glucose or cane sugar.

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    89. Glenda Schuessler

      Glucose tabs, Smarties, mini-Kind bars, mini-raisin packs, peanut butter filled pretzel nuggets

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    90. Carol Meares

      Glucose tabs (tropical flavor) Brown sugar cubes. Paleo bars from Costco which may be discontinued. Dried fruits which aren’t as quick for me , but I love:) Juice of various kinds. Ginger caramel like candies.

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      1. Lyn McQuaid

        Tropical flavor is my favorite glucose tablet flavor!

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    91. Annie Wall

      ReliOn glucose gummies (occasionally at Walgreens, occasionally on Amazon). I keep a tube of them in my purse or fanny pack, and a jar at bedside. Always have orange juice in the refrigerator.

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    92. Gary Rind

      skittles, starburst and sugar tabs

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    93. Trisha Rumple

      Welch’s fruit snacks and Advocate Glucose SOS powder

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    94. Greg Felton

      The little packets of fruit chews, from Welch’s, available at Costco.

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    95. Sue Martin

      Yogurt, sugary candy, protean bars.

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    96. JeremyW

      7 up is the go to 99% of situations, tastes fine any time of day and works faster than anything. When the situation calls for compactness it’s Smarties – taste better and way cheaper than glucose tabs and same ingredients.

      I just heard someone talking about cookie icing tubes, might try that.

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    97. JOAN ULMER

      Orange/Grape juice at home and tablets away from home.

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    98. Fay Jacobsohn

      I like to keep orange juice on hand for lows and always carry glucose tablets with me.

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    99. TomH

      I keep a tube of Glucose Tabs in my jacket or pants pocket, have a tube in both our cars in case I forget to pick it up, keep a bottle in the kitchen, and in my nightstand drawer. They’re convenient and relatively inexpensive (I started buying in bulk and online). I don’t particularly “like” them, don’t hate them either. I tried Smarties, but find them too “chalky”. If I’m headed down quick, I take a slug of my wife’s always-on-hand in the fridge fruit juice (orange or mango).

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    100. Kevin Stephani

      for when I am just running low cause I didn’t eat and my pump ramped up for mealtime: GinGins ginger candy, GT’s Gingerberry Kombucha. For when I am exercising vigorously and had too much IOB i carry “Cliff Shot Blocks”. If I am low because I overbolused I use blue berries, or fruit juices but in small measured amounts.

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      1. Lyn McQuaid

        Ohhhh! I love GT’s Gingerberry kombucha!

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    101. Lynn Smith

      Jelly beans & glucose tablets

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    102. kenneth brooks

      Small apple

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    103. Karen Newe

      At night Gummies in my nightstand. I can store them unwrapped and eat them while lying down. The powder-like material in the glucose tabs make me choke.

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    104. Jan Brooks

      Glucose tabs, glucose gel, bananas

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    105. michael zakel

      Gatorade 12oz bottles

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    106. Virginia Barndollar

      Jelly beans and Sour Patch Kids and of course Basquimi.

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    107. Lee Tincher

      Glucose Tabs and peanut butter crackers. Never fail treatment. 2 tabs + 2 crackers

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    108. Christine Gran

      Glucose tabs, juice boxes and milk.

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    109. Mark Wilson

      Mentos candy

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    110. AimmcG

      I prefer juices. I have become a snob because I figure if I’m going to have something I can really have it’s going to be good. I make fresh squeezed juice and BYO most places.

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    111. S Hernandez

      Glucose gels, apple juice, Smarties, gummy bears, jelly beans

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    112. Anneyun

      Juice boxes on my bedside table for nighttime lows. Dried mango for daytime or on the go lows.

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    113. Francisco Varea

      Glucos tablets and gel packs

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    114. Tracy Jean

      Glucose tabs and juice.

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    115. Joan Plog

      Pure maple sugar candy leaves and glucose tablets

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    116. Yaffa Steubinger

      Relion Glucose Shots, Skittles, Fig bars, grapes

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    117. Steven Gill

      In old Gatorade bottles mix lemonade (2 on my nightstand), glucose tablets, if trending down granola bars. Not adverse to a candy bar at times either

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    118. Georgina Sokol

      Glucose tablets. Very quick acting. No fat!

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    119. vbaum1956

      Hot tamales candy, peanut M & Ms, liquid 15 carb diabetes drink from Walmart. I do not like the tabs available but I keep some on hand for travel or if I can’t find anything else.

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    120. Cyndee Brazill

      Peanut butter crackers and Starburst Jelly Beans

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    121. Sue Herflicker

      Glucose tabs, liquid glucose, dark chocolate reese’s peanut butter cups and juice boxes

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    122. Janis Senungetuk

      Honey Stinger organic energy chews (1 or 2 is enough) can be sucked if I’m not able to chew , peppermint Altoids work well also… glucose tabs as a last resort

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    123. Bob Durstenfeld

      Glucose tablets in my pocket ALWAYS and fruit juice in the refrigerator for if I am at home.

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    124. Amanda Ratliff

      Juice box

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    125. Jillmarie61

      Oreos

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    126. NANCY NECIA

      Boxed apple juice and Quaker Chewy Bars.

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    127. Amy Malliett

      Smarties or jelly beans. And Gvoke.

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    128. Maggie Morgan

      applesauce pouches

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    129. doherty2059@gmail.com

      Apple Juice. Henry Goodes Strawberry liquorice. Deliciously Ella hazelnut bites.

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    130. Janice Bohn

      Glucose tabs, Glucose SOS powder, Glucerna snack bars, raisins

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    131. Pauline M Reynolds

      I always have juice boxes and glucose tablets literally at my elbow. Just have to grab them. (My lows seem to rush.)

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      1. Pauline M Reynolds

        Looking into Basqimi

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      2. Hark87

        Basqimi is a life saver, hands down. However, it messed me up the one time I had to use it. Terrible headache and runny nose for an entire day.

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    132. Becky Hertz

      Fun sized skittles, starburst, smarties, glucose tabs.

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    133. Sherrie Johnson

      Glucose tablets, Coca Cola, orange juice

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    134. George Hamilton

      My first choices are apple juice, grape juice, and honey. I choose between these and the quantity to consume based on the urgency (level of BG, rate of decline, and time until next meal). Apple juice is usually 1st choice. I usually get a quick fix in about 20 minutes. By that time the BG decline has stopped, and the BG has started to climb slowly.

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    135. Donna Condi

      I keep a bottle of grape juice in the fridge. I always have jellybeans, smarties, glucotabs glucoshots at hand-in my purse, in the car, beside my recliner in the living room, and in my bedside table.

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    136. Carol Standish

      Skittles!

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    137. Stephen Woodward

      Smarties (US Product) are pure dextrose, instant absorption, and good for years anywhere they’re stashed.

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    138. kim bullock

      100% juice box’s, protein bars

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    139. Bonnie kenney

      Glucose tablets

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    140. Liz Johnson

      When our son visits we keep apple juice boxes and granola bars handy. He also uses Skittles.

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    141. Tim Moeslein

      NECCO Wafers 🙂 And recently, Jelly Beans for overnight hypos.

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    142. Hark87

      Fruit snacks, coca cola

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    143. Lyn McQuaid

      Glucose tablets by the bed and in my purse but grapes or raisins if I’m home and awake.

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    144. Samantha Hunter

      Skittles and granola bars for protein. I kinda hate the taste of Skittles now, though. And I feel really bad when my friends see I have Skittles and ask for some, and I have to explain that they’re medicine, not a snack lol

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    145. Melissael

      Juice boxes. My almost 16 year old son has braces so no hard candy for lows. I’m hoping to get more ideas here.

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    146. fletchina

      Lifesavers- not the gummy kind, the originals and they are hard to find. Small pineapple juices in my car.

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    147. Karen Mielish-Clausell

      Cookies glucose tablets icing

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    148. KarenM6

      Just boring ol’ glucose tabs for me. I also have Baqsimi if the low is super bad.
      I had the liquid form of glucose tabs one time. (I think it must have been a freebie because it isn’t something I would normally purchase.) It was ok. Did the job, but probably a nice juice would have worked as well and tasted better.
      Many decades ago, I used to keep lemon drops or orange juice on hand.

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    149. Daniel Bestvater

      Dextrose tablets, ginger ale and juice mainly.

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    150. ChrisW

      Quaker Chewy Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chip Granola Bars. I recently had the unfortunate opportunity to compare the reaction time to IV dextrose, the granola bars are just as fast.

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    151. Teri Morris

      OJ and honey.

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    152. Missy Kirchem

      Glucose gummies/tabs, Elovate 15 slim packs, I keep 3 Starlight peppermints in my pocket when I exercise.

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    153. Jeffrey Joseph

      Glucose tabs, juices, glucagon injector last resort.

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    154. TS

      100% grape juice
      skittles

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    155. Natalie Daley

      Bananas and orange juice

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    156. Mick Martin

      Dextrosol tablets (also called GlucoTabs) and/or Dextrose powder, though I sometimes use Lucozade.

      Dextrosol tablets contain approximately 4 grams of carbohydrate in each tablet.

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    157. Kim J

      Juice, Skittles and Jelly Belly’s

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    158. Bob Jackson

      Glucose Tablets

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    159. Bruce and Audrey Coleman

      Glucose tablets, grapes, clementine oranges

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    160. Dnestore

      Juice, glucose tablets

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    161. Thomas Cline

      Jelly Bellies sours that I keep in 50ml centrifuge tubes. They are ideal and the fastest way to recover from a low that I have found. I buy them in 10lb lots direct from the company.

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      1. sweetcharlie

        thats a lot a lows worth!!

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    162. StPetie

      Triscuits and Sweet & Salty bars are my go to’s. They’re probably 80 to 90% of my low treatments.

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    163. Barbara green

      Individually wrapped life savers

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    164. BARRY HUNSINGER

      glucose tablets, I keep a bottle in my bedroom and a bottle in my car.to stabilize after the glucose bring me back….

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    165. Chris Albright

      Jelly beans, low carb/protein/fat nutrition bar, grspes.

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    166. Juha Kankaanpaa

      Jelly beans. They last a long time, and it is easy to dose the “right” amount. I don’t particularly like them, which means I don’t end up eating them if I don’t need to.

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    167. Linda Pease

      I keep cranberry juice in fridge 8 oz for severe lows I generally use granola bar for slight lows and prevention of a low and I have peanut m&m from Halloween bags for the car as they tolerate not and cold well

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      1. sweetcharlie

        M&M’s were used by US Army in combat !! I use them also !!

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    168. Nicholas Argento

      Juice boxes are my go to but when on the move I keep star burst candies

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    169. Melissa Childers

      Glucose tablets

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    170. Brian Vodehnal

      Bananas for over nite low prevention. Oranges , candy and mostly glucose tabs for quick recovery.

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    171. Beckie McCammitt

      Dried fruit, fruit snacks, skittles

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    172. Tom Rintelmann

      Glucose tablets for an immediate rise in blood sugar and a Natures Valley Granola bar with Beef Jerky for longevity.

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    173. Sasha Wooldridge

      Naked Juice. It comes in small bottles and I can take just as much as I need without worrying I’ll overdo it just because I want to drink it.

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    174. Bonnie Lundblom

      Glucose tablets, small bottles of apple juice, raisins or the small fruit cups sold in multipack containers at Costco.

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    175. Robert Wilson

      GU packs. I used them for marathons and other mid to high intensity activities. They keep a long time. Very portable and discreet and come in many flavors too.

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    176. kathy scott

      Glucose tablets, grapes, cuties

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    177. Vicki Andersen

      Small bottles of juice I can take with me anywhere.

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    178. ConnieT1D62

      Transcend glucose gel
      CVS glucose gummies
      Spice flavored gum drops
      Apple juice packs
      Baqsimi for severe lows

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    179. Catherine Davis

      Juice boxes and SweetTarts

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    180. Alison Cole

      Fruit

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    181. KSannie

      I keep glucose tablets and “Bottle Caps” on hand for quick glucose. (The Bottle Caps have 1 carb each, for when I do not need the 4 that are in a glucose tablet.) Anything that does not dissolve quickly will not work. These tablets take 30 minutes to affect my blood sugar, and I hate having the pump continue to beep at me about my low BG.

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    182. PamK

      Jelly beans, Conversation Hearts (they work very quickly compared to jelly beans!), small juice boxes, candy – hard, bars, whatever I have on hand, and glucose tabs (in case needed).

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    183. Kelli Christiansen

      Glucoshot, juicy juice, glucose gummies. I also have a candy dish with different candies for me and others.

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    184. T1D4LongTime

      For extreme lows or rapidly dropping lows, my ABSOLUTE go-to is Welch’s Fruit Snacks. Packet contains about 10 gummies (2g carbs each). They don’t melt, are easy to count when my brain is muddled during the low, and easy to chew. Also will melt in my cheek if I’m where I can’t chew it up! 🙂 Variety of flavors and a packet fits into a tiny ziplock bag so easy to carry in pocket or purse. A T1D construction worker recommended them. Other products for lows that don’t require an immediate BG rise are the Belvita line of wafers and soft biscuits. The Wafers are great. Only 9g each and raise the BG slower (for when your BG is falling, lots of IOB and you know you will need something in the next 30-45 minutes).

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    185. Cristina Jorge Schwarz

      Dextrose tabs or Smarties are always on hand. A glucagon kit or gvoke is always on or near me, just in case (never needed one and they all expire. Very expensive to replace, even with insurance!)

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    186. Mary Ann Sayers

      Apple juice. If not available, I’ll take orange juice. We go down from there: lifesavers, anything that is high sugar content without fats or proteins that slow the action of raising my bg.

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    187. Steve Hornig

      Orange juice or sherbet if I am near my refrigerator/freezer. My everywhere, go-to, however, is Smarties for these reasons:
      1. They are all glucose and after chewing them into powder they enter system quickly.
      2. Very measurable. 2-3 rolls take care of all lows.
      3. Easy to carry around in pockets, have in glove compartment, purse, etc.
      4. They are cheap.
      5. They don’t tase so good that you crave them when you don’t need them.
      6. They are good for a couple of years.
      7. They are made by a US, family-owned business.
      8. It is smart to carry Smarties with you at all times, trust me!

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    188. Randy Campbell

      I was using orange juice but have switched to glucose tabs. I was having so many lows that I was drinking lots of orange juice.

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    189. Karen Taylor

      Small box of raisins.

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    190. Amy Schneider

      Glucose tablets and Lara bars

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    191. Jen Farley

      Glucose gels, glucose drinks, glucose tabs, and my favorites life savers!

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    192. mrthnmn

      For night-time lows, easy-to-unwrap and consume items like chocolates and licorice. During the day it’s mostly hard candies.

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    193. James Phelps

      Animal crackers, pop tarts
      They are my favorites t I help out.

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    194. Mark Fuller

      Orange Juice is my number one
      Pepsi or Coke is my number two

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    195. Lucia Maya

      At night I like applesauce (Go go squeeze) so I can eat 1/2 to start. A whole one is 16 g. Easy to open and “drink”.
      If I’m home I like dark chocolate, dried fruit, all-fruit jam.
      In my purse or pocket when I’m out: Nature’s Bakery fig bars, jelly beans (1g each – perfect for a slow drop), and Costco now has Pure Organic fruit bars I can stick in my pocket when walking with my dogs. Made me realize how much I think about and plan for lows.. It’s so dependent on time of day, where I am, and the type of low I’m having!

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    196. Misi Ballard

      Cliff Shot Bloks are my best resource… I can nibble just one Blok or take a full serving (3 bloks)… they don’t spill, go bad, melt, and with a good drink of water , are very fast acting (they work very quickly even without water)… trail mix works well, too, but Shot Bloks are always with me.

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    197. Kris van Bergen

      Real maple syrup (13g/Tbsp), Lindt truffle balls (6g each), Smarties (US, not UK – 6g/roll), DumDum lollipops (7g each), Skittles fun size (14g per pouch)

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    198. Amanda Alfano

      Apple juice and nutrigrain or protein bars

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    199. Rex Franklin

      Glucose tablets

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    200. Lisa McBride

      Small individually wrapped hard candies (5 gm CHO) each #1
      Juice #2
      Jam/Jelly #3
      1% milk! Lactose works!

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    201. Holly Middleton

      bottled drinks (NEVER sugar substitutes), snack bars with nuts etc, fruit drinks, fruits

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