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      ConnieT1D62 likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I usually take 2-3 times what I think I'll need.
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      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I always bring extra infusion sets and CGM sensors in case of accidental tear out. With Tandem pump, a charger is also essential. I forgot mine in my last weekend away. I use a Dexcom G6, so don't need to finger stick, but always bring my meter & strips just in case, and extra lancets as sometimes my non-diabetic family members like me to check their BG. I always take a vial and syringes in case of pump failure. For overnight trips also bring juice boxes/ glucose tabs and glucagon in case for lows. Hard to travel light as a T1D, especially with those GIANT Dexcom sensor inserters! 🧳🧳🧳
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      I usually take 2-3 times what I think I'll need.
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      Just did this and brought almost all of these things. Didn’t think to pack an extra transmitter tho. But, did have 3 ways of administering insulin, plus CGM and regular meter. So, I knew I was good. I choose “loaner pump” too but really it’s an old pump that still works. I actually had to use it the week before my trip for a pump failure emergency, so glad I have it.
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      Having been a Boy Scout when I was young taught me to be prepared for anything. I tend to over pack for everything. So, I pack just about everything listed. However, I never considered taking one of my old insulin pumps. I'll consider it. But for a 7 day trip, I'm not sure. I guess it depend upon where I'm going.
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      KarenM6 likes your comment at
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      I was in Boston in 2013 when we were all confined to our hotels while they searched for the marathon bomber. I also remember 9/11 when planes were grounded. I never assume I can easily restock supplies and always take at least double the amount I'll need of everything including my backup pump. Fingers crossed that I never need it. I hope I could be one of the ones who share live saving stuff with anyone who gets caught without it.
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      KarenM6 likes your comment at
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      Ughhh the extra CGM sensor is the worst. It takes up an unnecessarily large amount of space.
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      KarenM6 likes your comment at
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      It is WAY TOO MUCH stuff to be prepared away from home. Generally, half my suitcase. And even more stuff if it is a two-week trip. You missed snacks and glucose tabs.
    • 4 hours, 18 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I was in Boston in 2013 when we were all confined to our hotels while they searched for the marathon bomber. I also remember 9/11 when planes were grounded. I never assume I can easily restock supplies and always take at least double the amount I'll need of everything including my backup pump. Fingers crossed that I never need it. I hope I could be one of the ones who share live saving stuff with anyone who gets caught without it.
    • 4 hours, 19 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
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      Ughhh the extra CGM sensor is the worst. It takes up an unnecessarily large amount of space.
    • 4 hours, 21 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
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      I'm really surprised at the low percentages of people that take extra supplies. We don't carry an extra pump and haven't used one long enough to have old extras. But even though we are, in general, very light packers, we always make sure we have extra D-supplies, in case a sensor fails or is ripped off, a bottle of insulin gets damaged, etc. But it also depends on WHERE we are going. On an overseas trip of any length we'd always take an extra transmitter. But we'd be unlikely to take one on a domestic trip unless we were going for several weeks. We always take pens even on an overnight trip ever since my husband flew to NYC on a day trip with some buddies, his pump failed, he had not brought pens for back-up and his BG soared! I see the burden of carrying extra supplies as the price to pay for insurance that nothing will actually fail.
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      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Glucose tabs and snacks.
    • 4 hours, 22 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
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      I take twice as much pods, CGM supplies as I know I will need. It is a pain to carry all that junk but necessary. We never know when a pod or sensor will fail. I also take syringes just in case my pump fails which it never has in the almost three decades I have used one. I also carry a few Baqsimi just in case I have a severe low. I carry more insulin than I know I will need since I broke a bottle once when overseas and almost ran out on another foreign trip.
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      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      A while back I went to the UK for a choir tour. I had just acquired a CGM, a G4 Platinum, specifically as a safety measure for the trip. I don't bring second meter any more, but this was before the Dexcom was trusted for bolusing, so I was still meter-dependent and felt I needed an extra just in case. As it turned out I DID need it, but not for myself. There was another, newly dx'd, T1 on the trip and she lost her meter when she left her bag on the bus or some such. So I was able to come to the rescue. It was possible to buy a replacement of course but European/Brit ones are calibrated in moles rather than mL so that was still a glitch--she used mine for the remainder of the trip.
    • 4 hours, 23 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Just did this and brought almost all of these things. Didn’t think to pack an extra transmitter tho. But, did have 3 ways of administering insulin, plus CGM and regular meter. So, I knew I was good. I choose “loaner pump” too but really it’s an old pump that still works. I actually had to use it the week before my trip for a pump failure emergency, so glad I have it.
    • 4 hours, 25 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      It is WAY TOO MUCH stuff to be prepared away from home. Generally, half my suitcase. And even more stuff if it is a two-week trip. You missed snacks and glucose tabs.
    • 7 hours, 21 minutes ago
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      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Skin prep pads.
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      TEH likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Glucose tabs and snacks.
    • 7 hours, 21 minutes ago
      TEH likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Additional (i.e. beyond what I usually carry with me) glucose tablets and a dose of Baqsimi.
    • 7 hours, 21 minutes ago
      TEH likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I usually take 2-3 times what I think I'll need.
    • 8 hours, 8 minutes ago
      Flo Bachrach likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I take twice as much pods, CGM supplies as I know I will need. It is a pain to carry all that junk but necessary. We never know when a pod or sensor will fail. I also take syringes just in case my pump fails which it never has in the almost three decades I have used one. I also carry a few Baqsimi just in case I have a severe low. I carry more insulin than I know I will need since I broke a bottle once when overseas and almost ran out on another foreign trip.
    • 8 hours, 36 minutes ago
      Jeff Marvel likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Having been a Boy Scout when I was young taught me to be prepared for anything. I tend to over pack for everything. So, I pack just about everything listed. However, I never considered taking one of my old insulin pumps. I'll consider it. But for a 7 day trip, I'm not sure. I guess it depend upon where I'm going.
    • 8 hours, 36 minutes ago
      Jeff Marvel likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I was in Boston in 2013 when we were all confined to our hotels while they searched for the marathon bomber. I also remember 9/11 when planes were grounded. I never assume I can easily restock supplies and always take at least double the amount I'll need of everything including my backup pump. Fingers crossed that I never need it. I hope I could be one of the ones who share live saving stuff with anyone who gets caught without it.
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      Jeff Marvel likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I agree that it depends on where the trip is. My decision point is how long would it take to get replacement supplies and what are the effects of a delay. I’m MDI Tresiba which lasts >24 hours, which significantly reduces the urgency to replace background insulin. For NYC, I brought nothing extra. For my trip to a third world country- I brought one, and only one, extra of each supply including a CGM receiver. Dexcom wasn’t available where I went and I worried if something happened to my phone, I wouldn’t be able to download the software if I bought a replacement phone.
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      Jeff Marvel likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I'm really surprised at the low percentages of people that take extra supplies. We don't carry an extra pump and haven't used one long enough to have old extras. But even though we are, in general, very light packers, we always make sure we have extra D-supplies, in case a sensor fails or is ripped off, a bottle of insulin gets damaged, etc. But it also depends on WHERE we are going. On an overseas trip of any length we'd always take an extra transmitter. But we'd be unlikely to take one on a domestic trip unless we were going for several weeks. We always take pens even on an overnight trip ever since my husband flew to NYC on a day trip with some buddies, his pump failed, he had not brought pens for back-up and his BG soared! I see the burden of carrying extra supplies as the price to pay for insurance that nothing will actually fail.
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    86 Comments

    1. Lenora Ventura

      Since diagnosis in 1985, my go to has been 100% juice. Over the years they have it more easily accessible in 4 oz. boxes that come with a straw. I have them everywhere and make sure I don’t run out!!

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    2. LizB

      On a pump my lows aren’t as bad as they used to be on injections. Now I try to use glucose tablets but if I do have a more serious low I use Capri Sun pouches.

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    3. Thomas Cline

      I find Jelly Bellies to be ideal. They are as fast acting as pure sugar (which they just about are). I keep them segregated by flavor in 50ml plastic centrifuge tubes, and always have one or two tubes available wherever I am. I buy 10lb lots (I favor “sours”) direct from the company approximately twice a year. I have no problem with the temptation of cheating when I’m not low — perhaps because I do associate them with going low!

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    4. Ann Auerbach

      Ice cream!

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    5. Kristen Clifford

      Cookies and cereal

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    6. Kathy Morison

      My normal middle of the night go to for a low is organic fruit snack pack that adds up to about 70 calories or 15 g of carb. If the low seems unrelenting then I will go for a yogurt which has both the protein and the carb count that will raise the sugar and the protein will help keep it there.

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    7. jo

      I’m partial to the pouches of applesauce

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    8. Jane Cerullo

      I am careful treating lows. Does not take much to bring me back up in range. Usually a 4 mg glucose tab is enough. If I continue to be low I eat part of an apple.

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    9. Janice Bianchi-Lurati

      Milk and cookies, cake or pastries

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    10. AimmcG

      Orange juice is my go to but in general juice works most rapidly and doesn’t fill me up. Since I have to access is it frequently and it’s really my only sugar I decided that I was going to drink the good stolid so Instarted squeezing my own. So it’s a treat! If it’s an emergency I will eat or drink what ever I have too though. Beggars can’t be choosers.

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    11. Elle Hamann

      Honey sticks

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    12. Mary Dexter

      The 4.23 oz juice boxes are becoming harder to find. Stores aren’t stocking them as they did before. Glucose tablets also. Neither are being stocked in the same quantities or varieties.

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    13. Lynn Smith

      Jelly beans.

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    14. Rosalind Kopfstein

      Applesauce packets

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    15. Burnell Adams

      I like to eat something sweet mixed with a little protein. It seems to help the yo-yo effect of raising my sugar and then sending me crashing back down. Chocolate covered almonds work really nice for me. Of course if I’m really low, juice is the best option!

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    16. George Hamilton

      I find that a teaspoonful of honey works well for a quick fix when glucose is dropping and won’t stop.

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    17. P-O Heidling

      Milk.
      1 glass is perfect for me to raise the bg from low to 4-5 mmol/l (72-90 mg/dL)

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      1. Patty Harris

        I too have been using low fat milk if I am at home. Seems to work fast enough.

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    18. Gerald Oefelein

      Glucose tabs and/or small (4-8 gram) cookies

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    19. Greg Felton

      If I am at home, juice is the go-to. But the little packs of fruit dummies are super portable, and I have them in jacket pockets, bags, and in the car. My hypo treatment has to be something I don’t particularly enjoy, so that I won’t snack on it or overtreat. Juice and gummies are in the middle ground, and they act fast.

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    20. Lyn McQuaid

      If I’m away from home, I use glucose tablets (but try not to ever buy the orange ones – yuck!) and when I’m home, I eat six grapes and go from there.

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    21. Carol Evans

      Jelly beans! After years of trying raisins, then glucose tablets (with powdery messes at the bottom of my purse a couple of times), I finally found jelly beans. Cheap, don’t melt, easy to keep in snack zipped plastic bag, and I know how much one jelly bean will raise my BG.

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      1. Marty

        Same!

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    22. Mick Martin

      I prefer to use Lucozade, which is a British product, but it IS available in the United States.

      If I’ve run out of Lucozade, I tend to stick with Dextrosol tablets. (Dextrose is a form of simple sugar, which is something that’s need to help raise someone’s blood glucose level if it drops as rapidly as mine does. 😉 )

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    23. mojoseje

      Juice has been my go to for 52 years. First, the awful canned OJ and apple and now cranberry. It’s hard to find juice with enough carbs to raise my bg quickly anymore. Now that I’m on CGM, I rarely have lows so I don’t keep juice in the house unless it’s juice packs but they have expiration dates. Now I have Jolly Ranchers and glucose tablets. I stay away from anything that has fat in it because that takes way too long to enter the blood stream.

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      1. AnitaS

        I am surprised you can’t find juice with enough carbs to raise your blood sugar. I have the opposite problem. Most bottles of juice have at lease 8 ounces and that is way too much for me. The good thing is that I can put the lid back on the bottle after taking about a 2 ounce swig.

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    24. Sasha Wooldridge

      I’ve been using Naked juice mostly for over a year and if I’m out and about I still grab Skittles if I need to. Skittles are easy to measure out and super fast-acting for me.

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    25. Sue Martin

      My doctor told me once to drink milk. I usually keep yogurt in the fridge for lows.

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    26. Carol Meares

      Chunks of banana, paleo bars sweetened with honey, maple syrup by the teaspoon, orange juice are my go to’s depending on the situation and what I need, but also whatever is available. Glucose tabs, when desperate.

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    27. Annie Wall

      My mainstays are orange juice and glucose gummies (3 carbs per gummy and much preferable to chalky tablets!)

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    28. Karington Johnston

      I usually use applesauce pouches!

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    29. Jneticdiabetic

      Have used all of the above, but my gluttonous side “prefers” to eat something I don’t normally indulge in to treat a low, like regular soda.

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    30. TomH

      I use glucose tabs if I’m busy and don’t catch a low coming on; they’re measured, handy, and heat/cold tolerant. I also use Kind bars, about 15-16 carbs depending on type, not extremely fast acting, but if see a down direction and momentum, I can eat part of all over a period of time to treat.

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    31. William Bennett

      The biggest problem for me isn’t “treating the low,” but STOPPING treating it. When you get hit with a rapid-developing and severe drop, that hunger monster kicks in like a t-rex, and getting it to back off at the point when you’ve already adequately corrected but it’s still in full rampage is the real problem. Back in the old R/N days, when this kind of thing was at its worst, I evolved the treatment of getting a big spoonful of peanut butter and drizzling a little bit of honey on top. The PB has very few carbs (depending on the brand of course) but it satisfies the urge to eat eat eat EAT, slowing it down (because peanut butter) so the honey has a chance to work.

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    32. cynthia jaworski

      glucose tabs never tempt me or anyone else wanting a snack. I like that they are not bulky.

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      1. Kate Kuhn

        Yes, Cynthia, I have also had the problem of people wanting to share my Starlight peppermints! Glucose tabs look more “medicinal.”

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    33. Edward Geary

      Apple juice is more forgiving than OJ but glucose tabs are best for treating asymptomatic lows.

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      1. JoAnn Pinkowitz

        Juicebox works fastest. Keep glucose tabs next to bed and in pocketbook. Like the candy ideas here and will try.

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    34. Sherrie Johnson

      Glucose tablets for slightly low really low Coca-Cola small can or orange juice problem is riding the storm and overtreating

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    35. HMW

      Marshmallows

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    36. Diane Roberts

      Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups yum yum

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    37. Diane Roberts

      Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups

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    38. GiGi

      I am using Medtronic’s 770G on automode, so I rarely need more than 10g to correct a low. I like the small Tootsie rolls and the small Bit O’ Honey candies. Cotton candy works well when you don’t feel like eating.

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    39. Randi Niemer

      Applesauce pouch.

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    40. Pauline M Reynolds

      I have apple juice boxes at my elbow no matter where I am. I even have one in the shower!! I really like glucose tablets, but they are proving to be too hard on my old teeth.

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    41. Jillmarie61

      I also carry those small packs of Oreos. Two cookies is equal to about 20 gms of carb. That works nicely for me.

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    42. Amanda Barras

      1) Milk
      2) Skittles

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    43. Bruce Schnitzler

      Juice at home, soda if away from home and if soda is readily available. I also have in my pocket a small plastic bottle with granulated sugar.

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    44. Lawrence S.

      Depends upon how quickly my blood glucose is dropping, and how low it is. My main go to’s are:
      Honey
      Juice
      Frozen fruit pops
      fruit

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    45. Christina Trudo

      Juice at home, glucose tabs when out. In the summer I keep some italian ice in the fridge, pre-soften for 15 seconds in the microwave so I can eat quickly, Yum. Most candy has too much fat in it to bring me out of it quickly.

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      1. KSannie

        As do chips and mild products, which is why I no longer use them.

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    46. Karen Taylor

      Boxed raisins because they’re easy to carry with me

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      1. Karen Taylor

        I used to use peanut M&M’s until I went on a whole food plant-based diet

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    47. Julianne

      Trader Joe’s fruit wraps as they are flat and can fit in pocket easily for hiking/walking

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    48. kflying1@yahoo.com

      In my more ignorant ways, I used to prefer juice and candy. Now I use Glucose tablets – faster response and more efficient than the other sugars that need to be converted into glucose. (Damn – I hate this disease!)

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      1. Tina Roberts

        I hate it too!!

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    49. Mary Halverson

      I use skittles mostly, but have used all of the above depending on where I am, who is helping me (if anyone) and what I have with me.

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    50. ConnieT1D62

      My go to choices are: Jelly Bellies, gumdrops, peppermint or butterscotch hard candies, apple juice packs, Transcend glucose gel pouch, CVS glucose gummies. I keep a stash in a ziplock bag in my purse & carry-all; at the bedside; in the glove compartment of my car and in my husband’s truck; and in a draw at work.

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      1. Linda Pease

        Lol sound like my stashes before the tslim pump

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      2. Mark Schweim

        Depends on my IOB and how my CGM trend is tracking. If pump still indicates I have IOB (Insulin On Board) from a previous Bolus and my level is still dropping, I usually treat with Smarties Candies, 1 roll 6 grams of the same exact ingredients contained in pharmacy available Glucose Tablets but at less than 1/4 the cost. If my pump has Basal Insulin delivery suspended and my BG/CGM trend direction has stopped dropping, then I often simply let the pump continue reacting and go back to sleep until the BG level is back where or higher than desired.

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    51. Linda Pease

      Generally it’s a gronala bar except when below 50 then it’s juice

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    52. Jeff Perzan

      Smoked salmon, crab, or crab cheddar dip

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    53. Francisco Varea

      Chips

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    54. KSannie

      I use Bottle Caps, which are like miniature glucose tablets, one gram of carbs each, but if I need more than 3 pieces, I use a glucose tablet, which has 4 grams. Anything more than that will send my blood sugar skyrocketing an hour later.

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    55. Sue Herflicker

      I like glucose tabs, juicy juice the 15 grams of carbs, chocolate milk and dark chocolate reeses peanut butter cups!

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    56. Tina Roberts

      Juice and glucose tabs are my favorite.

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    57. AnitaS

      I keep glucose tabs and sugary candies such as jelly beans, by my bed. I keep glucose tabs in my purse or fanny pack to use when taking a walk or just when I am going to be out and about since they are so easy to carry. I do use juice when I am on my elliptical trainer in the basement as I will probably need something to drink anyway.

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    58. Iva Conrad

      My preference is orange juice. I keep it in my refrigerator at all times. I also keep glucose tablets in my nightstand and in my purse.

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    59. Jim Cobbe

      My other is biscuits (US – cookies) or toast/bread after a couple of 4 gm glucose tabs.

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    60. Molly Jones

      Soda is the fastest for me after sugar tablets. If I am concerned about my BG staying stable and above 80, I make sure to add a slow to digest food like nuts and cheese along with the quick fix.
      I wish I could inform the control iq to not treat my slightly elevated BG after these lows.

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    61. Lauren Carey

      I use Gatorade/Powerade or Body Armor to treat lows most of the time.

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    62. Ronald Troyer

      All of the above

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    63. mbulzomi@optonline.net

      I may mix the use of my selected foods. If I’m on the road, I will always use Glucose Tabs. (I never leave home without them in my left pocket. They are always in the car and my wife has a tube with her.

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    64. Randell Cole

      York Mints & hard peppermint candy

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    65. Stephen Woodward

      Smarties (US product) is pure dextrose just like glucose tabs and easier to absorb in mouth, and honey.

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    66. Lisa Wilson

      We use juice, smarties, Skittles, and applesauce squeeze pouches most frequently.

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    67. Wanacure

      2 sugar cubes gives 8 grams pure sugar. Sometimes I need 3. I keep them in empty pill bottles under pillow in bed, in pack back, and in zippered pockets of coats and vest. Also use empty One Touch strip container in pants pocket. It can hold 3 sugar cubes. If I need lots more calories to finish a period of exercise, a Luna Bar suffices. Sometimes I use 4 tablespoons of tomato sauce for 5 net grams carb. If I know I’m going to do prolonged moderate to heavy exercise, I try to discipline myself to lower the preceding meals bolus of fast acting lispro.

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    68. Sharon Gerdik

      I started recently using marshmallows. I can eat a few while still lying in bed.

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    69. PamK

      I have used all of them, with the exception of granola. I’ve also used cake icing. When I was young, my mother would bring a box of sugar cubes to the nurse at school for when I felt low. I didn’t know it then, but she thought I was faking lows while at school so she did this so that the nurse could give me just a small amount of sugar. I remember the nurse calling my mom and telling her, “Well, she still says she feel dizzy. Should I give her more?” To this day, sugar cubes are a favorite of mine!

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    70. Linda Zottoli

      After 67 years of this, my gut doesn’t always process very quickly, even liquids — so close-to-pure-glucose/dextrose that I can keep in my mouth and let its amylase work can be really helpful. Yes, the glucose gel will usually work, but cheaper is Karo Syrup, and it’s certainly not something that has ever tempted me to take too much. A little messy, though, so I don’t carry it around with me. Usually either sweettarts originals or smarties, both of which I find easier to just suck than the glucose tablets, and are cheaper. Or, lifesavers, if I’m walking and didn’t reduce my basal in time (it’s what I used as a child), or sugar cubes. Or, bolus and eat the sweet watermelon that was in my refrigerator when I was dipping a bit a little while ago, though I seldom get that exactly right, LOL.

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    71. Cheryl Seibert

      Welch’s Fruit Snacks: 2g carb per gummy in several flavors. Work SUPER-fast, don’t melt in the heat and will quickly dissolve in your cheek if you are not able to chew.

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    72. Kim Murphy

      I use Gummy candy or a fruit strip, because they are easy to carry, convenient to stuff in your mouth quickly under a mask and they have 12 to 15 carbs which is perfect for getting my sugar to a normal level. I don’t eat the Gummies until my sugar is 55 or lower so I don’t get a lot of rebound highs.

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    73. Patricia Mansfield

      Juice and raisins first.
      Add nuts the longer it lasts.
      Add peanut butter and crackers

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    74. Mary Hennessey

      I’ve been using Gatorade since I was diagnosed in 1993, it has a super high glycemic index afaik so I only need a little.

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    75. felicity.t

      babyfood is my favorite because its portable and normally exactly 15 carbs

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    76. T1D5/1971

      It very much depends on the circumstances. I don’t have nearly as many lows as I did before Tandem/G6 and they aren’t nearly as terrible as pre-CGM. For a slow drop – the choices are many, especially at home. For a fast drop I want a fast solution like the squeezable apple sauce packs, a tiny juice box, or the dreaded chalky glucose tabs. When I’m on the go I have options with me including the nasty tabs and the long lasting salted nut roll. There’s a scarred bag of ancient Skittles in the center console of my car. Should probably put that in the garbage and select another durable option.

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