"Alice Faber" > wrote in message
...
> 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!

Donate them to the needy if you don't use them. It's not a big deal. Juice
is cheap!