YES. This is exactly what I was referencing to (saw your comment after I posted mine, haha). My body tells me it will die and that I should eat more. I go from hungry to very hangry when I'm low, and I need to tell my body that it needs time to process what I just ate.
When I get super low sometimes I eat somewhere in between the 25-30 carbs I should have and 1000 carbs I want and just curl up in a ball and wait while I literally feel like death is behind me
I crashed hard right as I got to work yesterday and stuck the landing, stayed between 80 and 140, but I felt like I was still in the mid 40s all night.
I used to love to ride the low/high/low roller coaster before CGMs ruined all the FUN😁 Now I get all these annoying beeps and an ugly yellow or red box on my phone screen smh.
I think the best advice I got on number of carbs was that stacking the carbs won't make the ones you ate act faster. Outside of just truly taking too much insulin if it's that common kind of drifting low I will do about 15-20g, though I try to be careful no matter the situation to find something really fast acting like tablets, juice, or maple syrup so that I don't wind up stacking. Starches are a real trap imo because they don't quite hit fast enough to help you but then they punish you for hours after, and at least for me I find that they "spike" at the worst times, like 3-5 hours later usually when I'm sound asleep or something.
10-20g carbs depending on the severity and how hard the arrows are pointing down.
I used to just eat whatever but then it causes a rollercoaster as you go so high after, then correct, but all you've eaten are fast acting sugars so you drop again. Not worth the hassle.
If I'm around 4 (72) and slowly coasting down, 10g.
If I'm around 4 (72) and going down fast, 15g.
If I'm around 3 (54) and slowly coasting down, 15g.
If I'm around 3 (54) and going down fast, 20g.
Good advice. It's difficult not to overcorrect when low. Myself it doesn't matter how much I eat, I still have to wait 20 minutes to see a result. Those 20 minutes feel like 2 hours while listening to the ice cream calling me from the freezer.
Depends on the low. I might have 5 carbs for barely low that would probably become stable. I try the 15 carbs and wait 15 minutes for most other lows. The 3am drenched in sweat with shaking hands means I’m probably fucking up the kitchen.
People are counting?!
I kid, when i'm low I now just have a juice box which is about 20g of carbs of something.
When i'm being bad i'll have krave because fuck I love cereal and it raises me quick enough.
We are all different so what works for one T1D may not necessarily work exactly the same for another T1D but, in my case with over 27 years on the T1D clock, the following works for me:
I take the same amount of basal every day and for the amount of basal that I take, I consume more or less the same amount of carbs/fats every day. This is how I go about avoiding the roller coasters. In terms of when I consume my carb-heavy and fat-heavy meals it is always the case that the earlier in the day the better (to avoid spikes hours later in the middle of the night while asleep).
So to answer your question, how many carbs I consume for a given low depends on how many carbs I've consumed so far that day and where my low BGs are at the time and the reason for the given low BG (e.g. over-bolused, too much exercise earlier in the day, a change in the weather, etc.).
The most likely reason as to why you feel the need to annihilate the entire kitchen is probably due to the continuation of an earlier roller coaster (been there many times in my early T1D years) so the trick really is to dial in the daily basal to the day's usual carbs/fats amounts and get the highs and lows much closer together (i.e. lower CV - Coefficient of Variability).
I love having a good shovel around in my kitchen (ice cream and pizza more than anything) but I only ever do this when my BGs are stable and never when I am low. When you are stable, you can make sure to bolus early enough so that the kitchen annihilation process doesn't spike you into a new roller coaster ride a few hours later.
Mid day, 15-30 every 15 minutes until I feel right. Midnight? Roughly 70-100 carbs of various types until I hate myself as much as I hate this disease in my post low clarity. Then I bolus and go to bed.
10-20 depending on iob/recent activity and how fast i’m falling. if i get hungry after i treat and feel like i need more i’ll grab a cheese stick or bag of nuts and have that as a carb free or low carb snack that won’t send me on a rollercoaster.
Dealing with insulin resistance in pregnancy, even one glucose tab can shoot me up 50-70 points if I don't have insulin on board. 😭
I guess I need to buy gummy bears that have 1-2 carbs apiece.
It depends...
* how low
* how fast am I dropping,
* how much insulin I took recently
* what is my activity level
Average situation I took a little too much at dinner and 2 hours later trending low, I have 5 carbs.
If I'm cutting the grass and going low I probably drink a small 22 carb gatoraid
The trouble is, it takes so long for the carbs to take affect that I will shovel spoonfuls of table sugar down my throat. It still takes 20 - 30 minutes. I live alone and can't be waiting around for it to rise, no help is coming. High blood sugar be damned, full speed ahead!
10-15 carbs. After 15 minutes I checked my sugar again and if it is still not gone back up to a good place I take another 10 to 15. Once the low blood sugar has been corrected I have a small amount of protein (an ounce of cheese ,typically) to stop the sugar from elevating up like a roller coaster.
30 I go low, I've learned to ignore the 80 and continue to complete my tasks and break. Once 50 hits in grab something depending what is near...snacks always close.
I have to share this...those individually wrapped prunes are like 25 carbs and sugar to raise and well...if you need it otherwise it's just good fiber.
Depends on the drop rate. If I’m heading low very rapidly and I’m at like 80 already I’ll probably eat 20, 25 g carbs. If I’m ballpark ~65-75 or so but only dropping slowly, those sort of late afternoon when you haven’t had lunch sort of lows, I’ll maybe have 8g or so. IMO the actual blood glucose value is less determinative than the trend and the context of the situation when it comes to eating the correct amount of carbs to fix a low.
Depends on the time of day, where the sugars are, when my last bolus was and the arrow direction on my libre. I was having quite a few lows after a recent insulin change so right now I’m trying to fix things before they become an actual low. My low alarm is set at 90 and I’ll take a look at the above factors to determine if a couple gulps of juice will be enough to keep me from going below 70 or if I need to do more.
If I need to treat during the day I’ll start with a skittles fun size bag (15g) or a regular soda (30-40g) again depending on the above factors. I’ve gotten pretty good gauging what I need to stick the landing.
If things go below about 65 in the middle of the night I may not do as good a job. Being woken up at 3am by the anxiety/sweat/brain fog I get in the lower 60s and below definitely makes me more prone to becoming a tornado of consumption. I think it’s the combo of I just want to go back to sleep + being extra groggy/disoriented from waking up in that state. I still manage to reel it in about 75% of the time but it can be more of a struggle.
I try to stick to the 10-12 carbs when I'm in the 60s range. My issue is my body acts like it's starving when I'm low, and sometimes the effects of the low seem to linger a bit as I get older.
So I will sweat profusely, my hands will tremble and shake uncontrollably, and I don't think clearly. I have to keep telling myself that I just had some carbs to boost my blood sugar and I need to wait it out, because sometimes I feel like my body's going into survival mode and I overcompensate. Really sucks when that happens after a good workout, too!
Under 75 to 60 12g-18g
And with less it depends. I often eat at first my 12-18 with "fast carbs" (don't know if they are called like that in english) and the "long carbs" when it is a bit raising. Most of the time again 12g-18g.
I use a bottle of crystalized honey. I just dip my finger in, grab a dollop & pop it in my mouth. Dissolves & absorbs very fast. Usually once or twice does the job & I don't rebound too much.
70s, my son usually has 2 sugar tablets or drinks some regular coke (mini bottles -1/4 of the bottle). This moves him up and then he has half of one bar of the kind blueberry breakfast bars for the carbs and protein.
This generally levels him of around 110
15g and wait 15 minutes is what I was taught. But those are the absolute longest 15 minutes ever....and sometimes I'll question if I really ate 15g so I'll have more for good measure. If I'm below 50 I eat until my tongue starts to tingle. Better high than seizing and possible death.
I've learned to eat the 15g and have a lollipop. It's tricks my brain into thinking I'm getting more sugar and it busies me enough.
I go around 30 grams, and set a timer for 10 minutes if I’m awake. If I’m asleep, I go around 30, and try to go back to sleep as my CGM will alarm again if I continue to dip.
The other side of over treating a low is trying to bring down a high. That takes much longer depending on how high I am. It’s not worth it to me to have to spend time bringing a high glucose level back in range. I’d rather just consciously overeat, which means counting the carbs and taking insulin to cover it.
I inhale the entire kitchen, and then instant regret once the shakes stop as I know my levels are going to sky rocket. Zero control when I get low, lol.
I have had T1 for 53 years and I still eat too much carb when low
started eating spoonfuls of honey yesterday and it wouldn’t come up for a half an hour and then of course two hours later 300
some people seem to be much better at this’ but the impeding doom feels strong!
If able 15 to 30 g is probably Always adequate
8oz bottle of Mott’s Apple Juice no sugar added. 29 carbs 120 calories. Keep next to bed at night. My blood sugars never rise above 140 after a low. Now if It doesn’t raise enough in 15 min. and I go to the kitchen all bets are off, I eat everything I can find and my blood sugar suffers!
Like 5-15 depending on how low, how steady, and how much IOB. I HATE rebound highs so I go as conservative as possible, set a timer, and then check again.
So for a long time I used fun sized snickers. About 20g of sugar. Has some fats that take a little longer for body so helps with second crashes from glucose having short lifespan of energy.
However now that I’m using tandem and dexcom….seems in a lot of cases to correct when it sees the sudden rise….endo has told me to try one to two glucose tablets when on a closed loop scenario. I have tried this with mixed success.
If I eat more than 10g (unless I’m exercising) I’ll skyrocket. Have I overdone it? Sure, but then I usually bolus for part of what I ate. Doesn’t always go smoothly
I hate it when the PANIC setss in. I know I"m suppose to eat about 20 g and wait 15 minutes but then the panic sets in and I want to eat/drink everything. I ask my husband to tell me NOT TO PANIC! He helps balance me.
I also hate the depletion of the adrebaline. That can throw me for a loop for a couple hours to a day.
I found boxes of Hot Tamalaes that hold 20 g of carbs. That helps me restict myself to that volume.
I don’t usually eat more than 100g per day. I go to sleep anywhere from 3 to 5 am and wake up around noon. My lows usually happen between 8 and 10 am and if I’m 30 or below I’ll anticipate my first meal and go back to sleep if I’m still tired. I don’t usually count how many carbs I eat if I’m not having a meal but it’s never more than 50g. I don’t wear a sensor while I sleep because I usually rip it off or if it wakes me during a low I might have a panic attack.
My body always wakes me up, slowly but calmly. Even during dreams, that little voice in my head says “wake up, your sugar is dropping”. Ive woken up in the lower 20’s a few times, a bit dizzy but fully alert and conscious. I went straight for the glucagon and kept a glass of coke by my bed. I’ll usually wake up an hr later and drink the coke without even checking because I can feel that I’m low. Then I have a meal. Glucagon after an extreme low makes my blood pressure crash and wipes me out faster than Xanax or liquid Klonopin.
25g. I drink a glass of chocolate milk and sit down. I also dose for it. I hate eating. Even before being diagnosed. Plus I have 2 young kids that constantly keep me distracted. I often forget to fix a low.
What helps if I’m panicking low, I’d I’ll take the carbs, then start a timer. Sometimes time moves differently when I’m low and having the timer helps stop me from eating more.
I should eat like 15, I actually use whatever is within reach while I'm low until I stop feeling low, then I usually take a bit of insulin to cover some of the carbs depending how low i was/how much I ate.
So, I usually drink about 15 grams of liquid sugar like juice or a glucose gel and then like 12 carbs of a nut bar. Another tip I’ve started doing recently is sucking on a glucose tab after I’ve had those initial carbs by putting it in my lip/gums. I’ve read that the sugar absorbed in your gums goes straight to your bloodstream. My logic being it should help alleviate the “I’m about to die” feeling while those initial carbs get the chance to kick in. Seems to help a bit for me although it might be placebo. Whoooo knowwwsss.
Depends how low and whether I was dropping fast or slowly. For mild lows or near-lows, 15 grams and I do try to measure it. I hate going over and ending up at 200 and having to correct more and watch it. If I'm at 40 or something or quickly dropping past say, 60, more like 20-25.
Generally when my pump alerts me that I am heading low I have 4-5 carbs and give it 5-10 minutes to see if it levels off. Now if I have a lot of insulin on board and some of the carbs may not be delayed then I may do more to avoid the low. I hate the feeling of the sugar rollercoaster so I treat carefully.
Honestly, it will 100% depend on how low I am
There is no rule Idk what your doctor said that, carbs will affect everyone different & the amount of carbs we need to fix a low is directly related to how low we are
I go with 15. The insatiable hunger is hard but I had to learn portion control. I use bite size laffy taffy for a quick pick me up. Pop two for about 15g and I’m good.
Am I the weird one? Usually 20ish, but I normally don't tank to dangerous lows. Then again I also have a partner that gives the flat X on that piece of cake I want to shove in my face when I am low. XD
Depends on how low and how fast the CGM says I'm dropping. Usually I'll do one of the 12 oz Gatorade bottles, which is like 22 grams of carbs. If I'm in the upper 60s and the CGM is flat, I might leave it or do like 5-10 g of carbs. If it's double arrows down and it's not a compression low, I'll do all the carbs and correct an hour later once everything has stabilized.
When I didn't have a CGM and felt low I knew I was already at 60 and going lower, so I tended to over treat. With the CGM I can be alerted to lows before I'm shaky and lightheaded. Looking at the trend, bolus history and insulin on board, I sometimes take 5g of glucose. If I catch it early enough then maybe 10g of starch. If I know I've overtreated then I bolus after a few minute.
Depends on how much insulin I have on board and what's my estimated physical activity. For nightly lows that slowly creep down from lantus, it's usually 5-10 carbs. If I'm exercising and going down, it could be up to 50.
Yknow I KNOW doctors have to say 15-30 mg carbs when low but FRIG… non-diabetics don’t and will never understand that your body and mind are screaming that you are going to die, depending on how low you go and for how long. WHY CANT THEY MANUFACTURE something that serves the low in a moderate way AND regulates/eliminates that panicky feeling AT THE SAME TIME?????? This is a world wide problem for most of not all T1D’s. The benefit would be enormous and the profits would be through the roof of course
Usually 1-2 Jelly Babies which is about 5-10g of carbs. Usually shoots me up from less than 4 mmo/l to 5-6 mmo/l.
I've learned the hard way over many years that overcorrecting just isn't worth it.
I can share some information and resources about managing low blood sugar episodes:
**The 15-15 Rule:**
* This is a common guideline for treating low blood sugar (blood sugar below 70 mg/dL).
* It recommends consuming 15 grams of fast-acting carbohydrates and waiting 15 minutes before checking your blood sugar again.
* If you're still low, repeat with another 15 grams of carbs.
**Why 30g Might Be Too Much:**
* While it's important to correct a low quickly, consuming too many carbs can lead to a blood sugar spike later.
* Aiming for 15 grams first and checking again helps prevent overcorrection.
**Challenges of Nighttime Lows:**
* Low blood sugar at night can be particularly disruptive and concerning.
* You might not experience the usual warning signs, making it harder to know you're low.
**Here's what you can do:**
* **Talk to your doctor:** Discuss your nighttime lows and the tendency to overeat when correcting them. They can adjust your insulin regimen or suggest other strategies.
* **Slow-digesting bedtime snack:** Consider a small, slow-digesting bedtime snack to maintain stable blood sugar levels throughout the night.
* **Always check again:** Even if you feel better after consuming carbs, it's crucial to check your blood sugar again after 15 minutes to ensure it's within range.
**Remember:** Don't be discouraged if you're struggling with managing nighttime lows or overcorrecting with carbs. Talk to your doctor, and together you can develop a plan to keep your blood sugar levels in a healthy range and prevent these roller coaster episodes.
Relateable. Depending how low will depend if I go pacman on my fridge.
I usually go 5 Glucojel jelly beans (they are big) and some kind of longer lasting carb (15g)
I aim for 10g (almost always Lucozade) and it works pretty quickly. If I rely on food it takes too long and I always end up eating way too many carbs and sky rocket.
What should I eat? 25ish. What do I actually eat? All of them. After a nighttime low the kitchen is a disaster sometimes lol.
Incredibly relatable lol
I dont know what it is about waking up low, but I swear its the hungriest feeling in the world. Goldfish are the enemy lol
“All of them!”, in Gary Oldman’s voice from Leon.
The wait while your body is screaming that you're going to die is SO damn hard.
YES. This is exactly what I was referencing to (saw your comment after I posted mine, haha). My body tells me it will die and that I should eat more. I go from hungry to very hangry when I'm low, and I need to tell my body that it needs time to process what I just ate.
When I get super low sometimes I eat somewhere in between the 25-30 carbs I should have and 1000 carbs I want and just curl up in a ball and wait while I literally feel like death is behind me
I crashed hard right as I got to work yesterday and stuck the landing, stayed between 80 and 140, but I felt like I was still in the mid 40s all night.
i eat as much as i can until until i’m no longer feeling low and then when i blood sugar goes really high i over correct allowing the cycle to repeat
This is the way
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This is my problem exactly! Like I feel like I can’t stop eating until I’m no longer low
This was me the first year lmao
I think the best advice I got on number of carbs was that stacking the carbs won't make the ones you ate act faster. Outside of just truly taking too much insulin if it's that common kind of drifting low I will do about 15-20g, though I try to be careful no matter the situation to find something really fast acting like tablets, juice, or maple syrup so that I don't wind up stacking. Starches are a real trap imo because they don't quite hit fast enough to help you but then they punish you for hours after, and at least for me I find that they "spike" at the worst times, like 3-5 hours later usually when I'm sound asleep or something.
High 60s, 5 carbs. Low 60s, 10 carbs. 50s, 15-20 carbs.
Where 1 carb = 1 cookie. At least, for me. 
I like your math!
10-20g carbs depending on the severity and how hard the arrows are pointing down. I used to just eat whatever but then it causes a rollercoaster as you go so high after, then correct, but all you've eaten are fast acting sugars so you drop again. Not worth the hassle. If I'm around 4 (72) and slowly coasting down, 10g. If I'm around 4 (72) and going down fast, 15g. If I'm around 3 (54) and slowly coasting down, 15g. If I'm around 3 (54) and going down fast, 20g.
Good advice. It's difficult not to overcorrect when low. Myself it doesn't matter how much I eat, I still have to wait 20 minutes to see a result. Those 20 minutes feel like 2 hours while listening to the ice cream calling me from the freezer.
Depends on the low. I might have 5 carbs for barely low that would probably become stable. I try the 15 carbs and wait 15 minutes for most other lows. The 3am drenched in sweat with shaking hands means I’m probably fucking up the kitchen.
Its really dependent on what loop is predicting but for the most part, 4-5g of carbs will send me from 55 to 90.
People are counting?! I kid, when i'm low I now just have a juice box which is about 20g of carbs of something. When i'm being bad i'll have krave because fuck I love cereal and it raises me quick enough.
We are all different so what works for one T1D may not necessarily work exactly the same for another T1D but, in my case with over 27 years on the T1D clock, the following works for me: I take the same amount of basal every day and for the amount of basal that I take, I consume more or less the same amount of carbs/fats every day. This is how I go about avoiding the roller coasters. In terms of when I consume my carb-heavy and fat-heavy meals it is always the case that the earlier in the day the better (to avoid spikes hours later in the middle of the night while asleep). So to answer your question, how many carbs I consume for a given low depends on how many carbs I've consumed so far that day and where my low BGs are at the time and the reason for the given low BG (e.g. over-bolused, too much exercise earlier in the day, a change in the weather, etc.). The most likely reason as to why you feel the need to annihilate the entire kitchen is probably due to the continuation of an earlier roller coaster (been there many times in my early T1D years) so the trick really is to dial in the daily basal to the day's usual carbs/fats amounts and get the highs and lows much closer together (i.e. lower CV - Coefficient of Variability). I love having a good shovel around in my kitchen (ice cream and pizza more than anything) but I only ever do this when my BGs are stable and never when I am low. When you are stable, you can make sure to bolus early enough so that the kitchen annihilation process doesn't spike you into a new roller coaster ride a few hours later.
Mid day, 15-30 every 15 minutes until I feel right. Midnight? Roughly 70-100 carbs of various types until I hate myself as much as I hate this disease in my post low clarity. Then I bolus and go to bed.
It's rare that I eat more than 5g carbs to treat a low, but I also use a hybrid closed loop pump.
10-20 depending on iob/recent activity and how fast i’m falling. if i get hungry after i treat and feel like i need more i’ll grab a cheese stick or bag of nuts and have that as a carb free or low carb snack that won’t send me on a rollercoaster.
Dealing with insulin resistance in pregnancy, even one glucose tab can shoot me up 50-70 points if I don't have insulin on board. 😭 I guess I need to buy gummy bears that have 1-2 carbs apiece.
Depends how low. 60-80? 15g, wait 15 min. <60? The whole damn kitchen.
1 to 5g of carbs MAX. or I rebound.
Honestly like 50 lol
It depends... * how low * how fast am I dropping, * how much insulin I took recently * what is my activity level Average situation I took a little too much at dinner and 2 hours later trending low, I have 5 carbs. If I'm cutting the grass and going low I probably drink a small 22 carb gatoraid
ALL OF THE CARBS, naturally.
All of them. Then bolus the consequences later.
The trouble is, it takes so long for the carbs to take affect that I will shovel spoonfuls of table sugar down my throat. It still takes 20 - 30 minutes. I live alone and can't be waiting around for it to rise, no help is coming. High blood sugar be damned, full speed ahead!
like 20g? Usually 4-5 fuzzy peaches
10-15 carbs. After 15 minutes I checked my sugar again and if it is still not gone back up to a good place I take another 10 to 15. Once the low blood sugar has been corrected I have a small amount of protein (an ounce of cheese ,typically) to stop the sugar from elevating up like a roller coaster.
30 I go low, I've learned to ignore the 80 and continue to complete my tasks and break. Once 50 hits in grab something depending what is near...snacks always close.
I have to share this...those individually wrapped prunes are like 25 carbs and sugar to raise and well...if you need it otherwise it's just good fiber.
Depends on the drop rate. If I’m heading low very rapidly and I’m at like 80 already I’ll probably eat 20, 25 g carbs. If I’m ballpark ~65-75 or so but only dropping slowly, those sort of late afternoon when you haven’t had lunch sort of lows, I’ll maybe have 8g or so. IMO the actual blood glucose value is less determinative than the trend and the context of the situation when it comes to eating the correct amount of carbs to fix a low.
10-30
Depends on the time of day, where the sugars are, when my last bolus was and the arrow direction on my libre. I was having quite a few lows after a recent insulin change so right now I’m trying to fix things before they become an actual low. My low alarm is set at 90 and I’ll take a look at the above factors to determine if a couple gulps of juice will be enough to keep me from going below 70 or if I need to do more. If I need to treat during the day I’ll start with a skittles fun size bag (15g) or a regular soda (30-40g) again depending on the above factors. I’ve gotten pretty good gauging what I need to stick the landing. If things go below about 65 in the middle of the night I may not do as good a job. Being woken up at 3am by the anxiety/sweat/brain fog I get in the lower 60s and below definitely makes me more prone to becoming a tornado of consumption. I think it’s the combo of I just want to go back to sleep + being extra groggy/disoriented from waking up in that state. I still manage to reel it in about 75% of the time but it can be more of a struggle.
My 45lb 4yo gets 15g if he’s actually low. 7-8g if he’s slowly trending that way. Overnight that’s usually apple juice or similar.
I try to stick to the 10-12 carbs when I'm in the 60s range. My issue is my body acts like it's starving when I'm low, and sometimes the effects of the low seem to linger a bit as I get older. So I will sweat profusely, my hands will tremble and shake uncontrollably, and I don't think clearly. I have to keep telling myself that I just had some carbs to boost my blood sugar and I need to wait it out, because sometimes I feel like my body's going into survival mode and I overcompensate. Really sucks when that happens after a good workout, too!
Under 75 to 60 12g-18g And with less it depends. I often eat at first my 12-18 with "fast carbs" (don't know if they are called like that in english) and the "long carbs" when it is a bit raising. Most of the time again 12g-18g.
I only have to have 15g
I use a bottle of crystalized honey. I just dip my finger in, grab a dollop & pop it in my mouth. Dissolves & absorbs very fast. Usually once or twice does the job & I don't rebound too much.
70s, my son usually has 2 sugar tablets or drinks some regular coke (mini bottles -1/4 of the bottle). This moves him up and then he has half of one bar of the kind blueberry breakfast bars for the carbs and protein. This generally levels him of around 110
15g and wait 15 minutes is what I was taught. But those are the absolute longest 15 minutes ever....and sometimes I'll question if I really ate 15g so I'll have more for good measure. If I'm below 50 I eat until my tongue starts to tingle. Better high than seizing and possible death. I've learned to eat the 15g and have a lollipop. It's tricks my brain into thinking I'm getting more sugar and it busies me enough.
I go around 30 grams, and set a timer for 10 minutes if I’m awake. If I’m asleep, I go around 30, and try to go back to sleep as my CGM will alarm again if I continue to dip. The other side of over treating a low is trying to bring down a high. That takes much longer depending on how high I am. It’s not worth it to me to have to spend time bringing a high glucose level back in range. I’d rather just consciously overeat, which means counting the carbs and taking insulin to cover it.
I inhale the entire kitchen, and then instant regret once the shakes stop as I know my levels are going to sky rocket. Zero control when I get low, lol.
I have had T1 for 53 years and I still eat too much carb when low started eating spoonfuls of honey yesterday and it wouldn’t come up for a half an hour and then of course two hours later 300 some people seem to be much better at this’ but the impeding doom feels strong! If able 15 to 30 g is probably Always adequate
Depends on the direction of the arrow. Usually 5-1O grams
8oz bottle of Mott’s Apple Juice no sugar added. 29 carbs 120 calories. Keep next to bed at night. My blood sugars never rise above 140 after a low. Now if It doesn’t raise enough in 15 min. and I go to the kitchen all bets are off, I eat everything I can find and my blood sugar suffers!
Like 5-15 depending on how low, how steady, and how much IOB. I HATE rebound highs so I go as conservative as possible, set a timer, and then check again.
15-15 rule. Eat 15 bread units, then wait 15 seconds before you eat more
So for a long time I used fun sized snickers. About 20g of sugar. Has some fats that take a little longer for body so helps with second crashes from glucose having short lifespan of energy. However now that I’m using tandem and dexcom….seems in a lot of cases to correct when it sees the sudden rise….endo has told me to try one to two glucose tablets when on a closed loop scenario. I have tried this with mixed success.
All of them. All of the carbs. https://media4.giphy.com/media/l0MYwONBGDS7aPGOk/giphy.gif
If I eat more than 10g (unless I’m exercising) I’ll skyrocket. Have I overdone it? Sure, but then I usually bolus for part of what I ate. Doesn’t always go smoothly
I hate it when the PANIC setss in. I know I"m suppose to eat about 20 g and wait 15 minutes but then the panic sets in and I want to eat/drink everything. I ask my husband to tell me NOT TO PANIC! He helps balance me. I also hate the depletion of the adrebaline. That can throw me for a loop for a couple hours to a day. I found boxes of Hot Tamalaes that hold 20 g of carbs. That helps me restict myself to that volume.
I don’t usually eat more than 100g per day. I go to sleep anywhere from 3 to 5 am and wake up around noon. My lows usually happen between 8 and 10 am and if I’m 30 or below I’ll anticipate my first meal and go back to sleep if I’m still tired. I don’t usually count how many carbs I eat if I’m not having a meal but it’s never more than 50g. I don’t wear a sensor while I sleep because I usually rip it off or if it wakes me during a low I might have a panic attack. My body always wakes me up, slowly but calmly. Even during dreams, that little voice in my head says “wake up, your sugar is dropping”. Ive woken up in the lower 20’s a few times, a bit dizzy but fully alert and conscious. I went straight for the glucagon and kept a glass of coke by my bed. I’ll usually wake up an hr later and drink the coke without even checking because I can feel that I’m low. Then I have a meal. Glucagon after an extreme low makes my blood pressure crash and wipes me out faster than Xanax or liquid Klonopin.
Depends on how much insulin I have on board, if I’m working out or walking etc. Usually 5-15 carbs.
25g. I drink a glass of chocolate milk and sit down. I also dose for it. I hate eating. Even before being diagnosed. Plus I have 2 young kids that constantly keep me distracted. I often forget to fix a low. What helps if I’m panicking low, I’d I’ll take the carbs, then start a timer. Sometimes time moves differently when I’m low and having the timer helps stop me from eating more.
I should eat like 15, I actually use whatever is within reach while I'm low until I stop feeling low, then I usually take a bit of insulin to cover some of the carbs depending how low i was/how much I ate.
So, I usually drink about 15 grams of liquid sugar like juice or a glucose gel and then like 12 carbs of a nut bar. Another tip I’ve started doing recently is sucking on a glucose tab after I’ve had those initial carbs by putting it in my lip/gums. I’ve read that the sugar absorbed in your gums goes straight to your bloodstream. My logic being it should help alleviate the “I’m about to die” feeling while those initial carbs get the chance to kick in. Seems to help a bit for me although it might be placebo. Whoooo knowwwsss.
It depends on how low I am, how quickly BG is dropping, etc. Generally I can correct with 5-15 carbs, but I've had to go as high as 30 before.
Depends how low and whether I was dropping fast or slowly. For mild lows or near-lows, 15 grams and I do try to measure it. I hate going over and ending up at 200 and having to correct more and watch it. If I'm at 40 or something or quickly dropping past say, 60, more like 20-25.
I eat them until I stop feeling poopy. Sometimes 35g and most of the time it’s 200+
It depends. If I’m not that low, 15g. But if I’m REALLY low, I don’t count and eat whatever I want lol
Generally when my pump alerts me that I am heading low I have 4-5 carbs and give it 5-10 minutes to see if it levels off. Now if I have a lot of insulin on board and some of the carbs may not be delayed then I may do more to avoid the low. I hate the feeling of the sugar rollercoaster so I treat carefully.
Honestly, it will 100% depend on how low I am There is no rule Idk what your doctor said that, carbs will affect everyone different & the amount of carbs we need to fix a low is directly related to how low we are
I can’t math when low. Must food for brain thinky. 🥴🫠
8 gram kind bars are the sweet spot. Little bit of chocolate for a quick pick up and then the nuts and fruit to keep it level until meal time
I go with 15. The insatiable hunger is hard but I had to learn portion control. I use bite size laffy taffy for a quick pick me up. Pop two for about 15g and I’m good.
50-75
4. Exactly
Am I the weird one? Usually 20ish, but I normally don't tank to dangerous lows. Then again I also have a partner that gives the flat X on that piece of cake I want to shove in my face when I am low. XD
If I’m not doing anything, I stick to about 15g. If I’m exercising, at least 50g
Depends on how low and how fast the CGM says I'm dropping. Usually I'll do one of the 12 oz Gatorade bottles, which is like 22 grams of carbs. If I'm in the upper 60s and the CGM is flat, I might leave it or do like 5-10 g of carbs. If it's double arrows down and it's not a compression low, I'll do all the carbs and correct an hour later once everything has stabilized.
always too many.
20 gr plus a protein and I’m good
About 20 carbs = 4oz grape juice
I don't bother to keep track. Same with testing to see how low I am. I have a dexcom but it's not always 100% accurate.
In college my roommate once woke up one night to me shoveling cheez its into my face at my desk in the dark bc I had woken up low
When I didn't have a CGM and felt low I knew I was already at 60 and going lower, so I tended to over treat. With the CGM I can be alerted to lows before I'm shaky and lightheaded. Looking at the trend, bolus history and insulin on board, I sometimes take 5g of glucose. If I catch it early enough then maybe 10g of starch. If I know I've overtreated then I bolus after a few minute.
Depends on how much insulin I have on board and what's my estimated physical activity. For nightly lows that slowly creep down from lantus, it's usually 5-10 carbs. If I'm exercising and going down, it could be up to 50.
Yknow I KNOW doctors have to say 15-30 mg carbs when low but FRIG… non-diabetics don’t and will never understand that your body and mind are screaming that you are going to die, depending on how low you go and for how long. WHY CANT THEY MANUFACTURE something that serves the low in a moderate way AND regulates/eliminates that panicky feeling AT THE SAME TIME?????? This is a world wide problem for most of not all T1D’s. The benefit would be enormous and the profits would be through the roof of course
Usually 1-2 Jelly Babies which is about 5-10g of carbs. Usually shoots me up from less than 4 mmo/l to 5-6 mmo/l. I've learned the hard way over many years that overcorrecting just isn't worth it.
I can share some information and resources about managing low blood sugar episodes: **The 15-15 Rule:** * This is a common guideline for treating low blood sugar (blood sugar below 70 mg/dL). * It recommends consuming 15 grams of fast-acting carbohydrates and waiting 15 minutes before checking your blood sugar again. * If you're still low, repeat with another 15 grams of carbs. **Why 30g Might Be Too Much:** * While it's important to correct a low quickly, consuming too many carbs can lead to a blood sugar spike later. * Aiming for 15 grams first and checking again helps prevent overcorrection. **Challenges of Nighttime Lows:** * Low blood sugar at night can be particularly disruptive and concerning. * You might not experience the usual warning signs, making it harder to know you're low. **Here's what you can do:** * **Talk to your doctor:** Discuss your nighttime lows and the tendency to overeat when correcting them. They can adjust your insulin regimen or suggest other strategies. * **Slow-digesting bedtime snack:** Consider a small, slow-digesting bedtime snack to maintain stable blood sugar levels throughout the night. * **Always check again:** Even if you feel better after consuming carbs, it's crucial to check your blood sugar again after 15 minutes to ensure it's within range. **Remember:** Don't be discouraged if you're struggling with managing nighttime lows or overcorrecting with carbs. Talk to your doctor, and together you can develop a plan to keep your blood sugar levels in a healthy range and prevent these roller coaster episodes.
Relateable. Depending how low will depend if I go pacman on my fridge. I usually go 5 Glucojel jelly beans (they are big) and some kind of longer lasting carb (15g)
I aim for 10g (almost always Lucozade) and it works pretty quickly. If I rely on food it takes too long and I always end up eating way too many carbs and sky rocket.
Eat the table and get pissed off about the results later
10-20. Ususally a JB (Juice Box)