How To Fix Low Blood Sugar?

Check your blood sugar if possible

Take 15 grams of fast-acting carbohydrate

Glucose tablets

4 ounces of fruit juice

4 ounces of regular soda

1 tablespoon of sugar or honey

Wait 15 minutes

Recheck blood sugar

Repeat 15 grams of fast-acting carbohydrate if still low

Eat a snack or meal with protein and complex carbohydrates after it improves

Avoid driving or operating machinery until blood sugar is normal

Use glucagon if the person cannot swallow or is unconscious

Call emergency services if the person is unconscious, having a seizure, or not improving

Contact a doctor if low blood sugar happens often

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