Comments on: Glucose Bits Are Here!

By: beingdiabetic.co.nz » Glucose ‘bits’ are released in the States.

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:34:07 +0000

[...] they’ve announced a new product in the States which is known as “Diabetes Bits”. (http://www.diabetesmine.com/2009/06/glucose-bits-are-here.html) The good thing about these little numbers is that they are only one carb a piece. One of the [...]

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By: Acai B

Acai B — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:36:54 +0000

I know this because I have been using them for lows and am sitting here looking at the nutritional information.

By: RT

RT — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:36:16 +0000

I used to be a big fan of “Bacon Bits,” but something tells me these Bits are much better for me!

By: elmas

elmas — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:27:00 +0000

i just found this about smarties.
http://lowcostdiabetes.blogspot.com/
even cheaper than i thought!
don’t uou love this economy?

By: Anne Findlay

Anne Findlay — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:53:13 +0000

Sometimes it is helpful to just nudge my BG.. Skittles are cheap and also about 1 g each.

By: Maureen Reid

Maureen Reid — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:52:59 +0000

I agree with some of the others here…I’ve been T1 for 30 years & when I have a low, usually 30-40′s, there”s no way I’m going to try & count out 15-20 of them things!! I’m not buying a bottle of expensive glucose ittybits either, that’s only going to treat 2-3 low episodes! That’s why I quit buying glucose tabs long ago, too expensive for small quantity!
I have weekly low’s…and I’m on SS Disability, so therefore I’ve been using the rolls of Smarties for almost 10 yrs now…3 rolls is enough to keep me from crashing into the 20′s quickly…then I can decide if I need to eat more carbs. The Smarties are super easy to open and throw the whole roll in my mouth & crunch away…easy to carry in zipper pocket in my purse or jeans pocket or a fanny pack…you can buy a whole big bag of Smarties at the Dollar Store.

By: Arielle

Arielle — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:34:48 +0000

If you’re talking about regular SweetTarts that come in a roll, one serving is 13 g of carb, but a serving has eight pieces. I know this because I have been using them for lows and am sitting here looking at the nutritional information.

By: Marty

Marty — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:48:40 +0000

I do a ton of work with Dex4 as my client. Been type 1 for 20 years and had a lot of lows, the Dex4 products works faster and better than anything else. Great people at Dex4; great products. About two months ago, Dex4 wisely started give away free product through their eNewsletter sign up (little insider info: next eNews is going to be about the new GlucoBits). Check it out: https://dex4.com/subscribe/default.aspx

By: Jan

Jan — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:28:43 +0000

You did not mention how they taste, though. Or did I misread. Do they taste like Sweet Tarts. If your low is a high low, you can use Cheese its (1.3 grams per cheese it) or one large grape is one gram. Otherwise, it may be cheaper to use individually wrapped large Lifesavers (4 grams) or a roll of Smarties (6 grams). If they are really tasty, I’ll look for the bits when I go to Target