Not All Sugars Are the Same: Using Glucose to Treat Hypoglycemia

This content originally appeared on Beyond Type 1. Republished with permission.By Ginger Vieira If you could relieve the symptoms of low blood sugar sooner and faster—would you? We’re generally told to eat 15 grams of fast-acting carbohydrates when treating a low blood sugar—but one type of sugar is truly the fastest. While being prepared for low blood sugar emergencies with fast-acting carbohydrates is the goal, we’ve all found ourselves low at times when we have to use less-than-ideal foods. Here,…

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