Hypoglycemia, also called low blood glucose or low blood sugar, occurs when blood glucose drops below normal levels. Hypoglycemia can happen suddenly. It is usually mild and can be treated quickly and easily by eating or drinking a small amount of glucose-rich food. If left untreated, hypoglycemia can get worse and cause confusion, clumsiness or fainting. Severe hypoglycemia can lead to seizures, coma and even death.

People with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes can get low blood sugars as a side effect of diabetes medications, including insulin and oral diabetes medications that increase insulin production. Symptoms of hypoglycemia may include hunger, sweating, shakiness, dizziness, light-headedness, sleepiness, confusion, difficulty speaking, anxiety, and weakness. There are also two types of hypoglycemia that can occur in people who do not have diabetes:
• Reactive hypoglycemia, also called postprandial hypoglycemia, occurs within 4 hours after meals.
• Fasting hypoglycemia, also called postabsorptive hypoglycemia, is often related to an underlying disease.

If you think your blood sugar is too low, you should check your blood glucose level using a meter. If the level is below 70 mg/dL, consume 1 serving of LEVEL Life Glucose Gel — the amount equal to 15 grams of carbohydrate right away to raise blood glucose. Wait 15-20 minutes and recheck your blood sugar. If it is still low, take 1 more serving of LEVEL Life Glucose Gel. If your blood sugar is back to normal, eat a small meal or snack to avoid going low again and Keep Moving Forward!

Yes, other glucose gels and drinks are very expensive and difficult to use during a low blood sugar event. LEVEL Life Glucose Gel is a category leading product with delicious new flavor offerings, extremely affordable price points and innovative packaging that give it supreme functionality.

You can use LEVEL Life Glucose Gel for almost any low blood sugar event. Always seek medical attention for extreme blood sugar events.

Check blood sugars again within 20 -30 minutes of ingestion and determine if additional treatment is necessary.  It is generally expected that the blood sugars will begin to fall approximately 60 minutes after glucose ingestion.

http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/31/Supplement_1/S61.full

Often times candy, soda and juice are not made of pure glucose which is your bodie’s core need to treat a low blood sugar. Instead, many of these alternatives contain ingredients that may slow down absorption (such as fats) LEVEL Life is made with pure glucose and contains no fats making it an extremely fast way to treat a low!

Yes it is! However if you have any allergy concerns look at our ingredient statement on the back of the pouches and cartons to make sure LEVEL Life is good for you.

The expiration date of LEVEL Life is 18 months and it is stamped in to the left side of the pouch.

No! Thanks to some packaging innovations, we were able to design a pouch that’s extremely durable and can be kept in your gym bag, school bag, work bag or pants pocket.

Of course! Ethan and the LEVEL Life team spent several months perfecting four new flavors that could be paired with any low blood sugar situation from the basketball court to the office. These flavors include: Mandarin Orange, Strawberry Banana, Caramel and Vanilla.

We take great pride in making LEVEL Life Glucose Gel in the USA!

This is dependent on the person, as well as, many variables and is impossible to provide an accurate number. A few of the variables include:
· How much insulin you have taken or is still working in your system.
· What you ate, when and how much
· Your metabolism rate
· How much you weigh
· The amount or activity or stress that your under (physical and/or emotional)

These variables by themselves are very complex and when combined prevent accurate measurement.

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) states that “with insulin induced hypoglycemia that 10 grams for oral glucose can raise plasma glucose levels by approximately 40mg/DL over 30 minutes.”

(http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/31/Supplement_1/S61.full)

LEVEL Life Glucose Gels use the ADA and EMS community standard of treating hypoglycemia with 15 grams of glucose per pouch.

Absolutely. We have many athletes that use Level gels to help keep them racing or training at a high level. They often tell us that the pure glucose provides the rocket fuel to keep them going.