Rapilose Gel 3x25g

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After treating a hypo, your blood sugar levels should return to normal after about 15 minutes, but this may vary. In some cases, you might need to repeat your hypo treatment. This is why it is important to closely monitor your blood sugar levels during this time. Glucose tolerance testing is also used in the diagnosis of acromegaly and reactive hypoglycaemia. In addition, it is used in research studies to stratify participants by degree of glucose tolerance.

The Soft Drinks Industry Levy (also called the sugar tax) came into force April 2018. This is a levy that will charge soft drink manufacturers for producing soft drinks that are high in added sugar. This may affect the products you use to treat your hypo. We have more information on this sugar reduction and hypo treatments. Children will need less than this to treat a hypo. Your child’s diabetes team will advise on the amount of hypo treatment they need. If you use an insulin pump, your treatment may be different, so talk to your diabetes team for advice.Some people who have diabetes may be at risk of hypo unawareness. This is when you have no symptoms of your blood sugars dropping, and it can be dangerous. We've got more info on hypo unawareness. How to prevent hypoglycaemia First launched as Glucozade in 1927, it was marketed for medicinal purposes. 1 The distinctive sweet citrus-flavoured drink underwent significant rebranding in 1983, when the slogan ‘Lucozade aids recovery' was replaced by ‘Lucozade replaces lost energy' to change its association with illness to good health and wellbeing. Lucozade as a treatment for hypoglycaemia Rapilose Gel is particularly useful if you are eating less (e.g. trying to lose weight, upset stomach), or exercising, or in any situation where meals are delayed, skipped or forgotten. British Soft Drinks Association. The economic impact of The Soft Drinks Levy. Oxford Economics, August 2016. doing a lot of exercise without having extra carbohydrate or without reducing your insulin dose (if you take insulin)

Understanding Lucozade Sport. 2018. https://www.lucozade.com/news/understanding-lucozade-sport.shtml.

A low blood sugar level, also called hypoglycaemia or a ‘hypo"’ is where the level of sugar (glucose) in your blood drops too low, below 4mmol/l. Husband AC, et al. The effectiveness of glucose, sucrose, and fructose in treating hypoglycemia in children with type 1 diabetes. Pediatr Diabetes 2010; 11( 3): 154– 8. Heneghan C. Forty years of Lucozade sports performance research and little insight gained. BMJ 2012; 345: e4797. Rapilose Gel is available on prescription from healthcare advisers and is also available in hospital pharmacies and many independent chemists. Choices. Low blood sugar (hypoglycaemia). 2016. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/low-blood-sugar-hypoglycaemia/.

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Type 1 diabetes in adults: diagnosis and management. NICE Clinical guideline NG17. NICE, August 2015.Rapilose® Gel is very easy to use. Simply twist off the cap, squeeze the gel into your mouth and swallow. Alternatively, Rapilose® Gel can be squeezed inside the cheek, and the outside of the cheek gently rubbed to aid absorption. Each tube can be resealed using the stopper. Plan ahead when exercising. We've got lots of information on how to look after your blood sugar levels when you exercise. McTavish L, Wiltshire E. Effective treatment of hypoglycemia in children with type 1 diabetes: a randomized controlled clinical trial. Pediatr Diabetes 2011; 12( 4 Pt 2): 381– 7.

Even if you are alone when you have a hypo and you become unconscious, your body will slowly respond by naturally increasing blood sugar levels. Or it could be your next meal, if it’s due. You will also need to take insulin if this is the case.LRS has supplemented Lucozade with intense sweeteners in an effort to make the taste as close to the original as possible, as have many other soft drinks brands. In the case of Lucozade Energy, aspartame and acesulfame-K have been added. Taste has been established as one of the key factors in an individual's choice of preferred hypoglycaemia treatments. 15 Sales of soft drinks are predicted to drop in response to the SDIL. 16