# Treating a low on the road - what do you do?

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/treating-a-low-on-the-road-what-do-you-do/10064>\
**Category:** Type 1 & LADA\
**Tags:** low-bg\
**Created:** [July 28, 2020, 2:12am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/treating-a-low-on-the-road-what-do-you-do/10064 "2020-07-28T02:12:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Mariethm](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/mariethm/32/11739_2.png) [@Mariethm](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Mariethm)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/treating-a-low-on-the-road-what-do-you-do/10064/21 "2020-10-28T21:19:25Z")

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Is it terrible that I keep sugar packets (nabbed from Dunks, of course) in my pockets at all times?

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**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:** [October 28, 2020, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/treating-a-low-on-the-road-what-do-you-do/10064/22 "2020-10-28T21:23:16Z")

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It is absolutely terrible. Honestly, you should avoid sugar (we all know it is bad for you) and carry the oldest possible glucagon syringe kit and administer that every time you are low. In case you can’t detect sarcasm, I don’t believe any of what I am writing above. /s

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**Author:** ![Mariethm](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/mariethm/32/11739_2.png) [@Mariethm](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Mariethm)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/treating-a-low-on-the-road-what-do-you-do/10064/23 "2020-10-28T21:27:41Z")

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Wait, that was sarcasm???

If I need to class it up, I opt for pixy sticks. Although those are only 1g each.

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**Author:** ![CatLady](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/catlady/32/36_2.png) [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 3:28am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/treating-a-low-on-the-road-what-do-you-do/10064/24 "2020-10-29T03:28:59Z")

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> [@Mariethm](#):
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> keep sugar packets

LOL me, too!!

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**Author:** ![bostrav59](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/bostrav59/32/7281_2.png) [@bostrav59](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bostrav59)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/treating-a-low-on-the-road-what-do-you-do/10064/25 "2020-10-29T14:09:37Z")

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> [@Chris](#):
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> I don’t believe any of what I am writing above.

I wasn’t sure whether you were providing advice or being snarky. It’s hard for sarcasm to have its intended effect on bulletin boards. The /s helps though.

@Mariethm - thanks for the suggestion. I hadn’t thought about that. My only concern is that the sugar packs are not too durable and then you get sugar crystals all over the place when they break. But it’s simple, widely available, and effective (I think…).

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**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:** [October 29, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/treating-a-low-on-the-road-what-do-you-do/10064/26 "2020-10-29T18:35:12Z")

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I can’t be good every day, so I do add the /s to help when I feel the need to be bad. I do agree with sugar packets disintegrating being quite annoying. Can’t beat the price of the sugar packets though.

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