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Suitable Foods and Fluids for Hypo Treatment Containing 15-20g of Fast Acting Carbohydrate

 

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Dextro Energy Glucose Tablets

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5-6 tablets 

3g carbohydrate per tablet

  Lift Glucose Chews

 

 

4-5 tablets 

4g carbohydrate per tablet

  

Lucozade

Energy

380ml bottle contains 17g carbohydrate

 

Lift Glucose shot

1 X 60ml bottle contains

15g carbohydrate

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Jelly Babies

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3-4 standard size sweets

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5-6 mini sweets

 

Jellybeans

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Wine Gums

 

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5-6 sweets

  

 

 

Haribo sweets

 

Original Haribo  

4-5 sweets

 

 1 x mini bag contains

12-13g carbohydrate

  

 

  

Cola

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150 ml mini can of cola contains

16g carbohydrate

 

 

Fruit juice

 

 

200 ml mini carton apple juice contains 

20g carbohydrate

Check blood glucose levels 10-15 minutes after treatment, using a glucose meter, and if still low (under 4 mmol/l) repeat the hypo treatment. If above 4 mmol/l, proceed to follow on treatment (next page).

Follow-on Treatment

When blood glucose levels are back within normal range of 4 - 7 mmol/l, you will need approximately 10g of slow-release carbohydrate to keep your blood glucose levels stable, unless you are having your usual meal within 60 mins.

 

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 1 thin slice of multigrain bread

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1 portion of fresh fruit 

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 2 Rich Tea biscuits

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  1 Digestive biscuit

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1 small tub of yoghurt

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200ml glass of milk

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If you have any queries relating to this information, please contact the Dietetics service.

About this information

Service:
Dietetics

Reference:
DT/015

Approval date:
1 April 2026

Review date:
1 April 2029

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