What Is Hypo Treatment For People With Diabetes?
Posted in Definition on 30. Jan, 2010
I might be a diabetic and a lot of people in the diabetes section are talking about hypo treatments. What are they?
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When we go Hypo, we are going low and falling fast in the glucose column. Anything under 60 is cause for concern.
I like half a regular coke to treat for Hypos! Much much better and easier than getting a can of OJ out of the freezer and mixing it up and the rest of it goes to waste because it raises glucose levels fast. I can easier pour out the other half the coke than nearly a quart of orange juice.
Other treatments are any candy that is not chocolate or nuts, any sugars or sugary foods as long as they have no fats in them at all. Fats in the chocolate, nuts and other things slow the absorbtion of the sugar (carbohydrate) down so it won’t bring the glucose levels up as fast as we would like when we are getting that low.
You need to see a Dr. to determine if you are diabetic. If you really think you may be diabetic it would be foolish to self-diagnose.
Hypo treatments are what you do to raise your bs when you go hypoglycemic.
You might be talking about hypoglycemia which means low blood sugar. The treatment is to eat or drink something with sugar in it.
Maybe hypo means something else.
you mean insulin shots?