Many people with diabetes experience hypoglycemia, but there is a learning curve on how to choose food when hypoglycemia is present and how much to eat to ensure that it can correct hypoglycemia without causing too much of a rise in blood sugar. First of all, let’s talk about what kind of food to choose when hypoglycemia, in short, when hypoglycemia, we should choose those foods that can quickly raise blood sugar, such as sugar water, juice, honey, sugar cubes, cookies, rice or steamed buns, etc.. Especially glucose can be absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract quickly, so that blood sugar can rise in a short time and correct the state of hypoglycemia. There are special glucose tablets sold in the market now. Different foods cause blood glucose to rise differently, from fast to slow: glucose > honey > white sugar water > cola > fruit juice > raisin > milk > ice cream > chocolate. It is worth noting that when hypoglycemia occurs, do not eat foods that contain a lot of fat or protein (such as ice cream). Because fat slows down the emptying of the stomach and delays the action of carbohydrates, blood sugar cannot rise rapidly in a short period of time, and the stimulation of low blood sugar will prompt the patient to continue to eat more food, making it difficult to control blood sugar in the following period. Also, in the case of patients treated with alpha glucosidase inhibitors, starch or sucrose will not correct hypoglycemia as quickly (these drugs inhibit carbohydrate breakage to form glucose), so glucose is the best choice. Next, let’s talk about how much to eat. Generally speaking, one glass of sugar water containing 15-20g of table sugar or glucose, one glass of juice or cola (about 300ml), 1-2 tablespoons of honey, 6 sugar cubes or 2 cookies (weighing about 30g).