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

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/to-nibble-or-cram-how-do-you-get-the-most-out-of-your-glucose-tablets/4238>\
**Category:** Type 1 & LADA\
**Created:** [June 16, 2018, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/to-nibble-or-cram-how-do-you-get-the-most-out-of-your-glucose-tablets/4238 "2018-06-16T17:58:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Beacher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a6a055/32.png) [@Beacher](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Beacher)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2018, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/to-nibble-or-cram-how-do-you-get-the-most-out-of-your-glucose-tablets/4238/22 "2018-06-18T13:30:54Z")

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> [@Eric](#):
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> 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](#):
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> 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?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-do-you-binge-on-to-correct-low-lows/4146/11):
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> 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.

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