To Nibble or Cram? How do you get the most out of your glucose tablets?

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@Eric

Well no, cutting basal does not have an immediate impact.

I am glad to have that confirmed. I know it didn’t apply in Nicky’s situation, but it wasn’t clear whether @daisymae was making a blanket statement about handling lows or focusing on an exercise context when she said

@daisymae

i also tend to forget about the SUSPEND option on my pump, but every time i have used it, it works perfectly. generally, i set it for 1/2 hour at a time, but that small increment of time seems to pack quite a punch. (and i am not really certain why, either

And the same tactic came up in another thread

What do you binge on to correct low lows?

If you are a pumper, Step 1, suspend your pump basal. then treat your hypo. After regaining control, take pump off suspend. Suspend mode will alarm to remind you.

so I was beginning to wonder if I’d missed a class somewhere along the way.