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\"glucose<\/a>My pancreas went kaput almost 19 years ago. In that span of time, I\u2019ve consumed countless glucose tablets to cure low blood sugars. I\u2019ve tried all sorts of brands and flavors to see what I liked best, because if I\u2019m forced to eat something, I might as well enjoy it as much as possible.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve come to the conclusion that no matter who produces glucose tablets into whichever flavor varieties, they will still essentially be the same thing: chalky discs of pure sugar meant to be scarfed down in the event of a hypoglycemic episode. Yes, I have demonstrated a preference for tropical flavored tablets over the years, and no, I don\u2019t miss the days of punching rectangular tablets out from foil wrapping and being mystified as to how they achieved \u201cpleasant orange flavor\u201d despite their pure white appearance. Despite my obvious taste for some glucose tablets over others, I maintain some resentment towards them for being a boring (but super effective) low treatment.<\/p>\n

Before you say, \u201cWait, why don\u2019t you try gels?\u201d, let me explain why I shy away from them. In my experience they\u2019re 1) messy\/sticky and 2) less portable than tablets. I also think that it\u2019s more cost-effective to buy economy-size bottles of glucose tablets (good for at least a dozen lows) than to spend money on little four-packs of gels (good for only four lows). But that\u2019s just my opinion.<\/p>\n

What exactly am I getting at here? Well, until recently, I thought that I was resigned to stick with glucose tablets as a low treatment. Sure, I can use real food\/juice to cure lows (and I do), but if I\u2019m having a particularly symptomatic low, there\u2019s something about treating it with glucose tablets\u2014I know that they\u2019ll work more quickly than virtually anything else I could consume. So even though they get old after 19 EFFING YEARS of eating them, they do the trick and I guess I\u2019m okay with sticking with them\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2026Until I discovered that an alternative exists: Glucose GUMMIES. I could hardly believe my eyes when I first saw them in the store, but I didn\u2019t think twice about buying myself a bottle. I was eager to try them next time my blood sugar was low. Naturally, I didn\u2019t have to wait long. Here\u2019s my official review of glucose gummies:<\/p>\n

They come in \u201cassorted flavors\u201d, meaning that there\u2019s apple (green), grape (purple), and orange (um, obviously, it\u2019s colored orange). One serving is three gummies and contains 10 grams of carbohydrates and 40 calories.<\/p>\n

I usually like apple flavored candies, so I decided to try the green gummy first. Aesthetically speaking, it LOOKED like a delicious sour gummy: Ring-shaped and coated with a layer of sugar. I started to chew it and noticed its texture was also akin to a regular candy gummy\u2014chewy, soft, and not too sticky. But the more I chewed, the more I noticed a taste that was competing with the apple flavor\u2026I can only describe it as grassy? Disappointed, I finished that gummy and tried orange next. That one tasted like I expected it to, albeit with a slight aftertaste that wasn\u2019t as strong as the apple\/grass one. I decided to try grape last, because I\u2019m not a fan of artificial grape flavors. But surprisingly, this was the best of the bunch! It tasted like I wanted it to and came most closely to the flavor of real grape gummy.<\/p>\n

While I waited for my blood sugar to come up, I examined the bottle and checked out the ingredients list. Glucose syrup, glucose sugar, invert sugar syrup\u2026no surprises there. My eyes went further down the label and I saw\u2026modified pea starch? Food and plant extracts (black currant, black carrot)? Hmm\u2026perhaps these were the ingredients responsible for the bizarre aftertastes I experienced.<\/p>\n

This little dalliance with glucose gummies made me realize that if ain\u2019t broke, don\u2019t fix it. The gummies work fine and taste okay, but they were a real let-down because I expected them to blow glucose tablets out of the water. But it\u2019s okay, I don\u2019t really mind continuing my use of glucose tablets. They\u2019ve been one of the few constants when it comes to my diabetes and I can\u2019t imagine kicking them to the curb after all these years together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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