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Q: Can a proxy caregiver give insulin to a paitient?
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Do you give insulin if blood sugar level is abnormally high?

If a patient has an order for fast-acting insulin, yes you would give the number of Units ordered. However, some patients receive insulin once a day instead; if they still have high BS then they should discuss these with their physician so he can adust the regular or fast-acting insulin.


What if your blood glucose is 6.0millimols should you administer insulin?

Discuss that with your doctor. We do not give medical advice.


Why dextrose solution cannot give a diabitic patient?

Because dextrose solution contains sugars - which a diabetic cannot process without the aid of insulin !


Does human insulin give positive xanthoproteic test?

No because it doesn't contain aromatic group


What would happen to the blood glucose level if diabetic gave herself an injection but did not eat or accidentally too much insulin?

Excess insulin reduces the level of sugar in the bloodstream. Such can cause a person to feel weak, nausea, vomiting, tachycardia (rapid heart rate), dilated pupils, sweating, headache, ataxia (in-coordination), seizures and if severe enough it can even cause coma. If have taken an insulin injection it is imperative that you eat something(unless you are something like 20 m/mol). On a side note: At one time insulin shock was used as a treatment for mental illness. Physicians would overdose a patient with insulin. The patient would pass out. Then the liver would gradually release sugar back into the bloodstream and the patient would recover. Psychiatric Hospitals replaced Insulin Shock Therapy with Electroshock Therapy. If you give yourself Insulin Shock Therapy, do not drive.