Type 1 Diabetic - 'healthy' hypoglycaemia treatment?
Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 8:02 pm
Hello
I have been plant-strong for 10 days now and love the way I feel, and am completely committed to the lifestyle - I am evangelically cooking plant-strong food and 'treats' for all my family and friends
I have had a few hypos along the way, which I have treated with dried figs and 100% apple juice. I would love to completely avoid sugars but have come to the conclusion that as a Type 1, this is one level of perfection that I am unlikely to reach 100% of the time!
Today, I have had 8 hypos! I am not disheartened as I see this as a sign/proof that the lifestyle is working for me (I have reduced my basal insulin by 27% already with a further 2 unit reduction tomorrow methinks!)
Do you have any suggestions as to what would be the best choice for me for treating hypos? i.e. the healthiest, fastest acting choice I could make whilst at the gym/during work hours? Dried fruit is fine when I am at home or with friends who understand that I may need to just sit down for 10 minutes.
I would be eternally grateful for any suggestions.
Surprisingly, that many hypos in a day *should* leave me completely exhausted but I'm still pretty 'zingy' so yet another positive for the plant-strong way of being
Thank you for all the information that I've already found on this forum
Annie
I have been plant-strong for 10 days now and love the way I feel, and am completely committed to the lifestyle - I am evangelically cooking plant-strong food and 'treats' for all my family and friends
I have had a few hypos along the way, which I have treated with dried figs and 100% apple juice. I would love to completely avoid sugars but have come to the conclusion that as a Type 1, this is one level of perfection that I am unlikely to reach 100% of the time!
Today, I have had 8 hypos! I am not disheartened as I see this as a sign/proof that the lifestyle is working for me (I have reduced my basal insulin by 27% already with a further 2 unit reduction tomorrow methinks!)
Do you have any suggestions as to what would be the best choice for me for treating hypos? i.e. the healthiest, fastest acting choice I could make whilst at the gym/during work hours? Dried fruit is fine when I am at home or with friends who understand that I may need to just sit down for 10 minutes.
I would be eternally grateful for any suggestions.
Surprisingly, that many hypos in a day *should* leave me completely exhausted but I'm still pretty 'zingy' so yet another positive for the plant-strong way of being
Thank you for all the information that I've already found on this forum
Annie