In article >,
"Julie Bove" > wrote:

> "Alice Faber" > wrote in message
> ...
> > OK, I have a three-hour appointment on Wednesday morning for some dental
> > implants. Normally, I'd have no problem eating a good breakfast at 8 and
> > not eating again until 1 or 2; I'd be hungry, but not hypo. But the
> > dental work is potentially stressful, so I can imagine a reactive low.
> > The oral surgeon said that pauses in the procedure will be fine, so I
> > can test (I'll bring my meter), but I want to bring stuff with me in
> > case I do run low. Normally, I'd grab a piece of fruit if I feel low,
> > but that won't work. I don't have juice in the fridge, as I never drink
> > it. (I drink water, coffee, iced tea, or fresh lemon- or limeade with
> > artificial sweetener.) My only option, aside from buying fruit juice, is
> > to steal some sugar packets from the break room at work and make some
> > limeade (I have a bag of limes). And, since I have fresh blueberries, I
> > can make a blueberry smoothy in case I feel I should eat something
> > before I drive home (I have been told that I'll be able to drive myself,
> > and I have a friend on call in case I don't feel OK about the driving).
> > Any other suggestions? Anything I'm not thinking of?
> >
> > Thanks much.
>
> I would buy some fruit juice. You can get a three pack of organic juice or
> Tree Top apple juice boxes. Or a single bottle of some sort of juice. The
> juice boxes keep for a long time though.

Last time I bought juice boxes was five years ago, and I never used them!

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