Diabetes: unconscious during hypoglycaemia
August 3rd, 2009 | by Dr. Dely | 168 views
If an insulin or glucose-lowering medication-treated diabetic suddenly unconscious, may be due to a severe hypoglycaemia lie.
Attendance must be fast handln, advises the journal Diabetes Journal. First, they should include the respiratory tract of the helpless to free up, where appropriate, dentures or leftover food and remove him in a stable lateral position bring. You may use it no glucose or food by mouth to feed.
If present, they should be the unconscious one ampouleGlucagon under the abdominal skin or into the thigh muscle to inject. Glucagon is the opponents of the glucose-lowering insulin and the magazine that a severe hypoglycaemia quick fix. Watch the person, but ten minutes after the injection does not occur, a doctor should be called so that the hypoglycaemia with an infusion of sugar into the vein fixes.
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One Response to “Diabetes: unconscious during hypoglycaemia”
By John on Oct 12, 2009 | Reply
The English here is written not so good it isn’t.