Rapilose Gel 3x25g

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Children may need less than 15 to 20g of a slower-acting carbohydrate. Your child's diabetes team will advise on this. Treating severe hypoglycaemia

The OGTT relies on giving a standard glucose challenge with measurement of glucose both fasting and 2 hours after the glucose challenge. Diabetes is then defined by a fasting plasma glucose (FPG) of 7.0 mmol/L or more or a 2-hour glucose of 11.1 mmol/L or more. 8 The same test can be used to diagnose impaired fasting glucose (FPG 6.1–6.9 mmol/L) and impaired glucose tolerance (2-hour glucose 7.8–11.0 mmol/L). During pregnancy, gestational diabetes is diagnosed when the glucose values fall above 6.0 mmol/L fasting or 7.8 mmol/L at 2 hours. You must do something as soon as you notice symptoms of a hypo, or if a blood test has shown your glucose levels are too low. 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.Which hypo treatment you choose is up to you. The type and amount depends on what works best for you. It might depend on your taste, or how easy it is to store or carry around. Ribena Suntory. Health information. Lucozade Ribena Suntory, 2018. https://www.lrsuntory.com/our-brands/lucozade-energy/health/. HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs. Soft Drinks Industry Levy – summary of responses. HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs, 2016. Lawton J, et al. Self treating hypoglycaemia: a longitudinal qualitative investigation of the experiences and views of people with type 1 diabetes. Diabet Med 2013; 30( 2): 209– 15.

Rapilose Gel is available on prescription from healthcare advisers and is also available in hospital pharmacies and many independent chemists. The second Lucozade variety, Lucozade Sport, was launched in 1990. The carbohydrate source in Lucozade Sport is also glucose, from its main ingredient glucose syrup. LRS has claimed the isotonic carbohydrate-electrolyte drink enhances physical endurance; 5 however, a systematic review found the group of studies behind this claim to be of poor quality and therefore the author was unable to draw firm conclusions about the effect on performance in exercise. 6 Rapilose® Gel must never be given to an individual who has become unconscious due to the risk of choking. Lucozade Energy Original is sweetened with glucose syrup which contains predominantly glucose as its carbohydrate source. With a glycaemic index (GI) rating of 95, 2 the carbohydrate is rapidly absorbed. It has long been used to treat acute hypoglycaemia in patients within health care settings 3 and as the treatment of choice for many individuals with diabetes. 4A 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.

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. 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. Rapilose Gel is particularly useful if you areeating less (e.g. trying to lose weight, upsetstomach), or exercising, or in any situationwhere meals are delayed, skipped orforgotten.World Health Organisation. Use of glycated haemoglobin (HbA 1c) in the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus. WHO ref no WHO/NMH/CHP/CPM/11. 1. 2011.