It turns out low blood sugar levels can be raised with Glucose tablets. They’ve been recommended for people with diabetes over the consumption of a soft drink or snack. Low blood sugar symptoms can include fatigue, anxiety, abnormal heart rates, sweating, mental confusion, seizures and even a coma, if it isn’t taken care of.
Key Takeaways:
- When people with diabetes experience a dangerous drop in blood sugar, glucose tablets might be a better option than a sugary food or drink, a study suggests.
- People with diabetes can develop hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, if they skip a meal, exercise harder than usual or take too much insulin or other diabetes medications.
- Low blood sugar can cause fatigue, anxiety, rapid heartbeat, sweating, mental confusion or even coma or seizures if not treated quickly.
“In general, the individual substances were about as effective as the glucose tablets for getting blood sugar levels to rise.”