David replied to the discussion Raising your blood sugar?

What do you recommend for a good, controlled way of bringing up low blood sugars in precise increments? My goal is to minimize the risk of overshooting with such things as fruit juice, coca cola, or chewable life savers. Glucose tablets that they sell at Walgreens and CVS seem to not work rapidly enough for me. Does anybody know of a product that will raise blood sugars almostly instantly and raise my sugar in small increments. I am looking to raise my sugar in about 8 mg/dl increments. Thanks for the suggestions. I'm surprised glucose tabs aren't working for you. At only 4 carbs apiece, it's pretty much the smallest unit of concentrated sugar you can find. Plus, the average meter gives a response + or - 20%, so you might see a fluctuation of more than 8 mg/dl by doing nothing. Of course, if you're sugar is trending downward... [read full story]