Many of us have made some questionable decisions after a couple of cocktails (or seven). While alcohol can loosen you up and lower your inhibitions, it can also throw your diabetes into a tailspin. We’ll share which drinks are easiest on your blood sugar, how you can guard against overnight lows, and easy tips to help you sip smarter and still have a great night out.
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If you take insulin or are at high risk for low blood sugar, this simple 5-step checklist will help you be prepared for an unexpected severe hypoglycemic event. Whether you’re newly diagnosed or have been living with diabetes for a while, make sure you have a low blood sugar plan in place.
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For years and years (and years), the “red suitcase” was the main glucagon rescue kit most people with type 1 diabetes had stashed somewhere in case of emergency. Thankfully, we now have two newer glucagon options that are much easier to administer. Drs. E+P explain how to use each one, and they discuss the research and off-label mini-dose glucagon experiments people are conducting that may be a mirror into the future.
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If you’re on insulin or a sulfonylurea, you know that low blood sugar can come on fast and sometimes without a lot of warning. Having a treatment plan in place that involves ready-to-use glucagon is essential.
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Judith Jones Ambrosini shares her most bizarre “LSD” (Low Sugar Delirium) trip when she got lost in her own hometown of New York City, accidentally took a train to Harlem, and “came to” next to a gigantic butternut squash she didn’t remember buying.
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