I have (not diabetes-related) hypoglycemic-type reactions when I don't eat relatively frequently (at least every 3 hours), and so try to incorporate snacks into my diet. When I'm at home this is easy- grab a piece of fruit or a rice cake with peanut butter on it- but when I'm out, particularly when I end up out longer than I'd planned, it can be tricky, particularly when the food options around aren't calorie counted or are abysmal, or both. Yesterday I was in a bad state because I couldn't find myself something suitable to eat and couldn't convince myself to eat any of the crap that was on offer (that's a separate issue I'm dealing with- relinquishing control- but I'm dealing with that in my diary)... and, well, I nearly got run over by a tram. I don't want that to happen again.
Does anyone have any suggestions of things I can take around with me (in the bottom of my bag, say) in case of emergencies that's a good stop gap measure for preventing or slowing hypoglycemia? Particularly something that doesn't get squashed too easily and has a longish shelf life (so it doesn't explode in my bag or get disgusting lying forgotten in there), and ideally (although not as importantly) an ok-good option nutritionally and not super high calorie?
Does anyone have any suggestions of things I can take around with me (in the bottom of my bag, say) in case of emergencies that's a good stop gap measure for preventing or slowing hypoglycemia? Particularly something that doesn't get squashed too easily and has a longish shelf life (so it doesn't explode in my bag or get disgusting lying forgotten in there), and ideally (although not as importantly) an ok-good option nutritionally and not super high calorie?
