Treatment of Low Blood Sugar
| If your blood sugar test is |
Take this much food or carbohydrate if it is
normal daytime |
Take this much food or carbohydrate if it is bedtime or
after exercise |
| Between 50 and 69 mg/dl |
15 gram carbohydrate (1 fruit serving or 1
cup skim milk) |
1 cup skim milk or ½ meat serving with 1
fruit serving and ½ bread serving |
| Less than 50 mg/dl |
30 gram carbohydrate (2 fruit servings) |
2 fruit servings and ½ bread serving and ½
meat serving |
You should feel better in 10-15 minutes after treatment. Retest your
blood then, and if it is still less than 70 take 1 more fruit serving.
Retest in another 15 minutes and again 1 hour after the first test to be
sure the blood sugar is 70-115.
Examples of treatments for low blood sugar.
All are about 15 gram carbohydrate or 1 fruit serving.
|
Food
|
Amount
|
|
Glucose tablet |
3 – 4 tablets |
|
Orange
or Apple juice |
½ cup |
|
Grape or Cranberry juice |
1/3 cup |
|
Regular soft drink |
½ cup |
|
Honey |
1 Tablespoon |
|
Sugar packets |
3 |
|
Life Saver |
3 – 8 pieces |