Tag: Hypoglycemia

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

Learn why treating low blood sugars with glucose can raise your blood sugar faster than using other types of sugar.

How to Handle Low Blood Sugar Emergencies at Work

Recruiting a trusted circle of people who understand your diabetes can help you if you face a diabetes emergency at work, like severe low blood sugar.

Preventing + Treating Hypoglycemia in Older Adults with Diabetes

When it comes to low blood sugars, there are a few additional things to consider if you are over 60 years old. Let’s take a look… 

How To Help Me With A Low Blood Sugar

Use this easy printable guide to teach everyone you know how to help with a severe low blood sugar.

Hypoglycemia 101: What You Need to Know

Here are the need-to-know basics of managing hypoglycemia—also known as low blood sugar—if you live with diabetes.

Avoiding Lows While Drinking Alcohol

Did you know alcohol can actually lead to low blood sugars in the hours after you drink? Learn how to stay safe.

What to Eat: Fast-Acting Carbs to Treat Low Blood Sugars

Learn what and how much to eat for your next low blood sugar with this easy fast-acting carbs chart.

Diabetes Astrology: Snacks for Hypoglycemia Based on Your Zodiac Sign

What are the stars trying to tell you? Here's a little Astrological guidance on which fast-acting carbs to reach for during your next low.

Managing Low Blood Sugars as a Mom with Type 1 Diabetes

Work and family can make it feel like type 1 diabetes management comes third. Here are tips and encouragement to help you make time for your diabetes needs, too!

5 Tips to Stop Over-Treating Low Blood Sugars

Low blood sugars are the worst—but what makes them even more miserable is the desperate urge to eat everything in sight. Here are a few tips to help you break this habit.

What’s Up With All the New Glucagon Options? With Alissa Segal, PharmD

Even if you've never had a severe low blood sugar before, if you take insulin or a blood sugar-lowering medication, you need glucagon.

Avoid Exercise Lows: How to Time Your Workouts Around Insulin Doses

Looking for a way to avoid those mid-exercise low blood sugars? This method can help, whether you’re exercising first thing in the morning or later in the day!

How to Help Others With Low Blood Sugar Levels at School

If your classmate or student has type 1 diabetes, you can support them by learning how to spot the signs and symptoms of low blood sugar.

Save a Life: It’s Time to Learn About Glucagon

Easy as an EpiPen, learn how to save a life with glucagon — because someone you know can have severe hypoglycemia, even if you don't know it!

Low Blood Sugars & Anxiety While Returning to Your Busy Routine

Easing back into "regular" life can increase your anxiety about low blood sugars and diabetes management. Here are a few tips to help: