replacing electrolytes?

I seem to have a bit of a stomach bug, as I'm having to run to the restroom at least every half hour. Back in the day, I'd make sure to drink some Gatorade to replace my electrolytes, but now that I'm diabetic, I shy away from that stuff since it's got so many carbs in it. Is there anything out there made specifically for us so that we don't become dehydrated and whatnot in these situations? Or are there other good sources of electrolytes? Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks!

I'm on Avandamet 4/1000 twice a day. My Doc is out of the office Friday-Sunday, so I just took some leftover Lomotil we had around the house and lived off of Gatorade, chicken and stars soup (because the stars are so much more fun than noodles!) and crackers, and cream of wheat for a few days, even though I wouldn't normally go near any of that stuff. I've been checking my blood sugar pretty frequently to keep an eye on things, and the highest I've seen it get is 135, so I guess getting my numbers down to 80-110 for the past few months has really helped my body be able to stand the occasional carb-overload. I'm doing much better now and should hopefully be able to return to my normal eating habits tomorrow. And, if I remember to, I'll ask my doc next time I see him what I should do when I get sick (there are always so many things I want to discuss that I never remember them all when I go into his office...).

::chuckles::: Im always Postscripting Jeannie lately, but thats cause she's always here with the good post first!!! 

POSTscript - My endocrinologist see's me once every three months, BUT...we have a system where I fax him my blood sugars once a week and any concerns I have.  He can adjust my meds basically on the fly and leave me a quick voice mail on my concerns.  If its something more serious...I, of course, get summoned to his office.  I love Jeannies system.  This is just an offshoot that might work for some of you out there, in combination with Jeannie's method!

Warren

Welcome to the Diabetes Forum, naturepath. I have no idea about Pedialyte but there are may products out there today like Powerade Zero and VitaminWater Zero that have electrolytes. You can easily find these and compare all their ingredients online.

Do you have diabetes?

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Lanie

diabetes moderator
diabetes type 2 controlled by diet and exercise and
metformin
very low carb way of eating
Check out the following site for more info on blood sugar:
www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/

Good point about the added sugar, cilly. In our house, we've been drinking Almond Breeze Coconut/Almond Milk with no added sugar and it's barely 1 gr carb for a glass, I think. Almond Breeze sells a sugar-added version, too, so you have to be careful reading the labels.

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Lanie

diabetes moderator
diabetes type 2 controlled by diet and exercise and
metformin
very low carb way of eating
Check out the following site for more info on blood sugar:
www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/