“What should I do when I have low blood sugar?”

If you are able to eat or drink, take something with sugar. Always carry sugar or glucose tablets with you. You can also use juice. If you are disoriented, a friend or family member should be taught how to use Glucagon shots (it comes in a nasal spray now, which you could also use the glucagon). Glucagon is prescription. I think carbonated drinks with sugar are absorbed faster. However, apple juice in the small cans are easy to carry, or orange juice if that's your preference.

If you have *symptoms* of hypoglycemia, do the following: Eat or drink 15 to 20 grams of fast-acting carbohydrates. These are sugary foods without protein or fat that are easily converted to *sugar* in the body. Try glucose tablets or gel, *fruit juice*, regular — not *diet* — soft drinks, honey, and sugary candy.