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02-10-2011, 04:20 PM
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Glucose tabs or something else?
we use glucose tabs when the low is under 4 (72). Is this what most people do or do you use something else that is equally effective in bringing up a low. We use juice if it isn't too low. Someone recently told me that they use rockets instead of glucose tabs...
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James - born Dec. 1, 2005. DX T1 February 2009. Pumping with Animas Ping - March 2010. Cameron - born Oct. 15, 2003. Non-D. 
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02-10-2011, 04:24 PM
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My ds loves tabs. He loves trying the flavors, etc. I, on the other hand, would much prefer to find an alternative. Lately I've been encouraging o.j. or grapes, anything that seems healthier that would be effective to use when we're at home. Can't find anything else as portable and effective as tabs for when we're out.
As of yet, we haven't found the perfect thing, so will be watching this thread for some good ideas!
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Married to dh and Mom to 3 boys (10/96; 3/99; 2/02) Ds #2 diagnosed D-T1 5/29/2010 Novolog OmniPod 9/30/11
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02-10-2011, 04:25 PM
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we find tabs the quickest and easiest. Anything "candy" would just inevitably get eaten (I tried carrying smarties around for a while but since that's one of the only candies I like you can imagine what happened to those....)
At night we use juice.
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02-10-2011, 04:31 PM
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Tabs and juice only for us. We decided early on that we didn't want to have an overlap between "treats" and "treatments" for lows. But when she was little our dd would have been forever "low" if we used candy
  Every kid is different.
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Sarah Mom to DD now 15, dx @4 Cozmo pumper @6 Minimed pumper @13 G4 "Happy Birthday, Dr. Banting! Now... let's eat cake! Because, we CAN!" - MCS
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02-10-2011, 04:32 PM
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We use a variety at home; smartees, tabs, fruit snacks, chocolate milk, juice, yogurt drinks.
Smartees, tabs and fruit snacks when we're away from home.
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Jessica Elizabeth (11) dx'd 2008 MM Revel & Minilink
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#7
02-10-2011, 04:45 PM
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Smarties---one pack is 6 carbs. Also, we've been getting the mini meranges at the grocery store and they are nice too!
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mom to Molly, 20, dx 7/9/10 Pumping with Animas Ping 11/10 Dave, 24, non D Wife to Bob...great guy!!
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#8
02-10-2011, 06:28 PM
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Usually juice or Smarties. It could change again in a few months.
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Mom to 3 Great Kids, Oldest DD 13, DX Type 1 Jan 2008 Feb 2011 -- Omnipod and Dexcom April 2010 -- MM Revel Pump & MM CGMS Jan 2008 -- MM 523 Pump and MM CGMS Apidra 
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#9
02-10-2011, 06:40 PM
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We used to be "juice people" but we have seen that tabs have the best, predictable response. We only use juice in an emergency and then only after tabs.
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Stay at home Dad to son, 12. Diagnosed: 02/2006 OmniPod: 09/2007, Novolog Dexcom Seven Plus: 02/2010 Dexcom G4: 01/2013 Throughout history Every mystery EVER solved has turned out to be ... Not Magic. - Tim Minchin Hydrogen, given sufficient time, turns into people. - The Meaning of Life
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02-10-2011, 06:41 PM
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It depends on the low. I find tabs & juice are the quickest & most reliable & predictable.
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Heather mum to Campbell (15) dx July 2007, newly pumping with the T:slim & Dexcom; & Thomas (11) non-D
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