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Permalink Reply by Paul on December 16, 2011 at 8:02am

I don't think I've ever seen them here in France - I use fruit juice to treat hypos, the little 20cl cartons that come with a straw. They're cheap, they work very fast and of course you can get them anywhere.

Paul

Permalink Reply by latvianchick on December 16, 2011 at 9:03am

Why not go to a pharmacy and ask for glucose tabletss. I am sure they must have them. Maybe you have been looking in the wrong place. If none, then I would treat with some small sweets.

Permalink Reply by Andrea on December 16, 2011 at 10:41am

No such thing in France. I've been living in Paris for close to 10 years now and i too spent some time searching for them when i first arrived. Many people here treat with straight sugar cubes. You can even get little boxes framboise the French diabetes association to carry 3 or 6 cubes in your pocket /bag.
I often treat with juice boxes like Paul. But i also tend to bring a few jars of glucose tabs home with me after my trips to Canada - then try to use them sparingly!
Andrea

Permalink Reply by Sophie on December 16, 2011 at 11:44am

So strange that they wouldn't have them here when they're such a necessity! I've been treating with juice boxes like Paul, too. But in the US they make smaller sized juice boxes as well. I find I don't need the entire 20cl juice box when I'm low, and then I'm just walking around with a half-full juice box!

Permalink Reply by Brigitte on December 16, 2011 at 10:55am

hello Sophie,
I'm French from Lyon and it's glad to read you. So you're in France and I can tell you that I can't find glucose tablets in Pharmacies. There are glucose tablets in Germany... But there are tablets on internet at Diabète Boutique under the name of Glucotabs in box of 10 and 50. I never bought these tablets. When I have hypos (I'm a type 1) I eat my 3 pieces of sugar. I keep 10 pieces of sugar ( sucre en morceaux, chaque morceau pèse 5 grammes de sucre) in my handbag, in my pocket, in my car...
I try to put the link http://http://www.diabete-boutique.fr/pastilles-glucotabs/41-glucot...

Permalink Reply by Brigitte on December 16, 2011 at 10:59am

http://diabete-boutique.fr/pastilles-glucotabs/41-glucotabs-4-tubes...

Permalink Reply by Sophie on December 16, 2011 at 11:47am

Thanks for this link! I think I will order some and see what they're like! Also, I'll have to pick up some sugar cubes--it's a good idea to have these on hand as the juice boxes can get a bit cumbersome to carry around.

Permalink Reply by Andrea on July 13, 2012 at 7:12am

Ahhh, Merci Brigitte!!
I replied early on in this thread and hadn't seen that there were more replies. I always come back to Paris from my trips to Canada with jars of glucose tabs in my bag so I'm thrilled to learn I can get them here (on-line). I hate eating straight sugar cubes (they make my teeth hurt LOL!) and have never adapted to that recommendation in France.

Permalink Reply by Brigitte on July 13, 2012 at 9:43am

There's a shop on line whose name is Diabetys and they sell glucose tabs. yes our cubes of sugar are not very very well... we called them "morceaux de sucre. And when you eat one or two it's slower than glucose tabs.

Permalink Reply by catandmouse on January 4, 2012 at 6:37am

I live in the French-speaking part of Switzerland and glucose tabs are available in the two biggest supermarket chains (Coop and Migros). You can also get them in "drogueries" but they cost twice as much there.

Permalink Reply by Sophie on January 6, 2012 at 2:38am

I was JUST in Switzerland a couple of weeks ago for the holidays! I wish I'd known this then! My sister is visiting me in Paris from the States this week and brought be a big tub of tablets for me, so I'm all stocked up for a while. Great to know about them selling them in Coop and Migros though. Thanks!