Learn warning signs and how to treat low blood sugar.
How to Prevent and Treat Hypoglycemia
- Eat your meals on time
- Don't skip meals or snacks
- Learn to adjust your food and diabetes medicine for exercise
- Test your blood sugar on schedule
- Do extra tests when you don't feel normal, and write down the results in your log book
When you feel your blood sugar might be low, test your blood. Take one of the items below right away if your reading is less than 70 mg/dL (or the level set by your doctor). If you feel your blood sugar is low, but cannot test, take one of the items below anyway. Each one contains about 15 grams of carbohydrate:
- 3 glucose tablets (5 grams glucose each)
- 1/2 cup of fruit juice or regular soda (not sugar free)
- 6 or 7 hard candies (not sugar free)
- 1 tablespoon of honey or sugar
After eating or drinking something
- Wait 15 minutes, then test your blood sugar again. Record the number in your log book. Also, be sure to write down that you had a low blood sugar reaction.
- If you don't feel better in 15 minutes, repeat above steps.
- If your blood sugar is still low, call your doctor's office.
- If your next meal is more than an hour away, follow the sugar with something that provides carbohydrate and protein (like half a sandwich or some crackers and cheese).
- Be sure to eat your normal meal at the regular time, even if you have previously used a low blood sugar treatment.
Important to do
- Learn your body's warning signs of falling blood sugar
- When you notice symptoms, test your blood and consider eating a snack
- Always wear or carry diabetes identification
- Educate family members, friends or co-workers on symptoms of and treatment for low blood sugar
- Be sure to keep foods that contain sugar or glucose products with you at all times
Important Safety Information
Humalog, Humalog Mix75/25, and Humalog Mix50/50 are for use in patients with diabetes to control high blood sugar. Humalog should be used with a longer-acting insulin, except when used in combination with sulfonylureas in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Humalog insulins are contraindicated during episodes of hypoglycemia and in patients sensitive to Humalog or one of its excipients. The safety and effectiveness of Humalog in patients less than 3 years of age have not been established. Safety and effectiveness of Humalog Mix75/25 and Humalog Mix50/50 in patients less than 18 years of age have not been established. There are no clinical studies of the use of Humalog insulins in pregnancy or nursing mothers.
Potential side effects associated with the use of all insulins include low blood sugar, weight gain, low blood potassium, changes in fat tissue at the site of injection, and allergic reactions, both general and local. Humalog Mix75/25 and Humalog Mix50/50 should not be mixed with another insulin. Starting or changing insulin therapy should be done cautiously and only under medical supervision.
Humalog insulins are available by prescription only. See the Humalog, Humalog Mix75/25, and Humalog Mix50/50 Patient Product Information for important facts about these products.
Humalog is a registered trademark of Eli Lilly and Company. Humalog Mix75/25 and Humalog Mix50/50 are trademarks of Eli Lilly and Company.
Humalog, Humalog Mix75/25, and Humalog Mix50/50 are for use in patients with diabetes to control high blood sugar. Humalog should be used with a longer-acting insulin, except when used in combination with sulfonylureas in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Humalog insulins are contraindicated during episodes of hypoglycemia and in patients sensitive to Humalog or one of its excipients. The safety and effectiveness of Humalog in patients less than 3 years of age have not been established. Safety and effectiveness of Humalog Mix75/25 and Humalog Mix50/50 in patients less than 18 years of age have not been established. There are no clinical studies of the use of Humalog insulins in pregnancy or nursing mothers.
Potential side effects associated with the use of all insulins include low blood sugar, weight gain, low blood potassium, changes in fat tissue at the site of injection, and allergic reactions, both general and local. Humalog Mix75/25 and Humalog Mix50/50 should not be mixed with another insulin. Starting or changing insulin therapy should be done cautiously and only under medical supervision.
Humalog insulins are available by prescription only. See the Humalog, Humalog Mix75/25, and Humalog Mix50/50 Patient Product Information for important facts about these products.
Humalog is a registered trademark of Eli Lilly and Company. Humalog Mix75/25 and Humalog Mix50/50 are trademarks of Eli Lilly and Company.
