# Best low treatment **URL:** \ **Category:** New T1/LADA\ **Tags:** hypoglycemia, low-bg\ **Created:** [August 21, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/best-low-treatment/1668 "2017-08-21T20:35:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![daisymae](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/daisymae/32/1199_2.png) [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2020, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/best-low-treatment/1668/101 "2020-07-23T18:21:28Z")
I wanted to add something that might sound obvious, but here goes anyway: I can always break these tablets in half (they are scored and very easy to break), and this would raise me by 10 BG points if I just need to bump my BG up a bit (60-70, for example). Hope this helps some ❤ ---
**Author:** ![MarkP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b3f665/32.png) [@MarkP](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MarkP)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/best-low-treatment/1668/102 "2020-07-24T00:14:45Z")
At home I usually have mango juice in the refrigerator or something that has sugar as opposed to hfcs. Out and about I’ll take the smaller cans of izze soda. Over the years I realized that treating lows also requires some extra teeth cleaning so I’ll follow it with some mouthwash or flossing depending on what the item is. ---
**Author:** ![Beacher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a6a055/32.png) [@Beacher](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Beacher)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/best-low-treatment/1668/103 "2020-07-25T15:33:54Z")
> [@MarkP](#): > > so I’ll follow it with some mouthwash or flossing I might remember this wrongly, but I think it was our resident dentist, @docslotnick, who said just swishing with water was enough to get rid of any lingering sugars. But of course, everyone’s teeth are different. ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/best-low-treatment/1668/104 "2020-07-25T16:36:04Z")
It might be all you need, but I have never heard a dentist say flossing should be avoided. If he says that, I will be gobsmacked. ---
**Author:** ![Boerenkool](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/boerenkool/32/6307_2.png) [@Boerenkool](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Boerenkool)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/best-low-treatment/1668/105 "2020-07-25T16:44:19Z")
Not sure if this is Doc’s opinion, but I have heard that many people’s technique is wrong and causes more damage to the gum. ---
**Author:** ![MarkP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b3f665/32.png) [@MarkP](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MarkP)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2020, 1:15am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/best-low-treatment/1668/106 "2020-07-26T01:15:48Z")
That’s what I’ve heard too, not something I know too well ---
**Author:** ![Beacher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a6a055/32.png) [@Beacher](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Beacher)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2020, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/best-low-treatment/1668/107 "2020-07-26T13:34:38Z")
Wasn’t saying flossing should be avoided – only that it wasn’t necessary after treating for a low. Here’s Doc’s reply: > [@Nighttime lows, teeth?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/nighttime-lows-teeth/961/4): > > @Irish Don’t worry about brushing after the oj. Just keep a bottle of water bedside along with the oj, and after the o.j., just take a swig of water, swish it around and swallow it or spit it out. What you are trying to do is neutralize the pH in your mouth after the acid from the o.j., and flush away any dissolved sugars that may be left over. The biofilm that you try to clear away when you brush will not be affected by the o.j. to make it more damaging. ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2020, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/best-low-treatment/1668/108 "2020-07-26T14:45:33Z")
Sorry I was trying to make a joke, apparently not funny. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Jan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/jan/32/7539_2.png) [@Jan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jan)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2020, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/best-low-treatment/1668/109 "2020-08-08T19:02:41Z")
Thanks for bringing up this aspect of lows, I was just going to ask this question. Joking here, but it seems like a really good dental cleaning (brushing, flossing, in-betweens, and mouthwash/antiseptic) triggers a low requiring sugary stuff. Lol [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/best-low-treatment/1668.md?page=5)