Written By: Bhavyajyoti Chilukoti | Updated : November 20, 2017 12:40 PM IST
If a diabetic does a blood glucose monitoring and discovers that his blood glucose levels are below normal, or if he starts to experience any symptoms of hypoglycemia, then what should he do? Should he eat a piece of chocolate immediately? or Should he eat food to make sure his blood glucose levels increase? Can he have malted drinks to control low glucose levels? Does having sugar lead to high blood glucose levels in such cases? If you ever experienced hypoglycemia and always wondered what to eat and what to avoid during low blood glucose level episodes, then this is a must to read for you. Here are common symptoms of hypoglycemia or low blood sugar.
Dr Pradeep Gadge, Diabetologist, Shreya Diabetes Centre, Mumbai says, "Most of the patients come and tell me I eat Dairy milk, which is absolutely a very wrong thing. When you eat a chocolate, which is not a pure form of sugar, it takes time to act and improve your blood glucose levels." The best thing to do in such a situation is to have sugar in raw form. Drink sugary drinks which help you to quickly increase the glucose level in the body. You can also have pure sugar or glucose D powder, which immediately increases your sugar. BIscuits is also not a good option as you need to chew stuff as it is wastage of time in the case of emergency. Also read about first aid tips for hypoglycaemia or low blood glucose.
So instead of having a biscuit or a chocolate, you can carry table sugar as it is the best bet. It is not only easily available but also acts quickly. You can also suck on sugary candies but not chocolates. Also, instead of having malted beverages, you can have sugar along with water to maintain your blood glucose levels normal.
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