I found a cheap and easy alternative to gluco-tabs or sugary gels... A teaspoon of sugar!

I woke up normal levelled, had the same breakfast I have every day before going to do the same work I do every day, ended up 14.9 (~260). Did a big correction dose and got to 14 (~250) an hour later. Did another correction and got to 10 (~180) an hour after that. Got fed up of testing, left it for almost 2 hours but then felt low and tested at 4 (~72). Had lunch (including bananas) and some gluco gel, didn't inject (on purpose) then had an afternoon nap.

Woke up at 2.2 (~40) and felt a bit out of sorts but decided I didn't want to go through my stock of gluco gel too much during lockdown so went downstairs and had a big teaspoon of sugar that normally goes in tea/coffee for other people. 10 minutes later I was up to 5 (~90) and felt right as rain.

I've tried sugary tea before but never just a straight up teaspoon of sugar. Took a little while to dissolve in my mouth but had none of the powder and chewing effort of tabs nor the stickiness of gels. And on top of that it was very fast acting. Would definitely recommend.