Maintaining blood sugar levels is a routine task for diabetic individuals.
When using certain drugs, such as sulfonylureas and insulin, many patients with diabetes may experience low blood sugar or hypoglycemia. It can happen for a number of reasons, such as skipping a meal, engaging in severe exercise, using excessive insulin, or drinking alcohol, particularly on an empty stomach.
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Low blood sugar can range in severity from a little annoyance to a life-threatening emergency. Therefore, raising blood sugar levels is critical before they become an issue.
Fruit Juice
Despite best efforts, chronic hypoglycemia or diabetic patients can forget their glucose tablets at home (or in their car, in another handbag, or their locker). Suppose they don’t have access to those simple-to-chew glucose pills. In that case, they’ll need an accessible substitute that functions equally well if they encounter a drop in blood sugar.
Due to its abundance of simple sugars and lack of fat to slow absorption, juice is the food that raises blood sugar levels the quickest.
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Candies
Skittles, Jelly Beans, and Starburst candy may seem like a no-brainer for treating hypoglycemia. Still, it’s important to choose sugar-forward candies without fat to slow down glucose absorption into the blood if you take this course of action, but…chocolate is off-limits.
They elevate blood sugar levels fast after entering the bloodstream. These foods include 15 grams of carbs, a healthy amount of sugar to start with.
Fresh Or Dried Fruit
Fruits can help too. The ones with the right amount of carbohydrates, like a small apple or orange, 15 grapes, two tablespoons of raisins, and half a banana.