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Flavored glucose in stick packs provides tasty relief to diabetics

New stick packages make it convenient and ‘cool’ for children to prevent low blood sugar.

Pw 29990 Glucose

Managing that process can be complicated—and sometimes embarrassing—for kids, says Cole Egger, founder and CEO of Meals to Live. “Children understand that they have to take their insulin shots because they know how sick they get when and if they don’t,” he says. “But the thing they don’t always understand is why they have to take these large tablets or a hot liquid drink that’s been in mom’s purse every time they need to get their blood sugar back up. Oftentimes, it’s embarrassing for a kid to get their blood sugars back up. They don’t want to do it in front of a friend, and the products don’t always taste the best, especially if they have been in mom’s purse, or they have been broken.

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