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Can giving insulin to someone who is hypoglycemic cause them to go into a coma?
It certainly would do them no good as hypoglycemics produce too much insulin after they eat causing a big drop in blood sugar.It's possible it could result in death.
Can meningitis cause a coma?
yes it can cause a coma
What happens when a person that does not have diabetes injects insulin?
They could become hypoglycemic, go into insulin shock, coma, and even death.
Can diabetic shock be life threatening?
Yes if not treated right away, it can become deadly. Its an insulin imbalance for diabetics so if untreated it can cause you to faint and also cause a coma which can than lead to death.
What is hypoglycemic coma?
A hypoglycemic coma is a coma that is induced from excessive amounts of injected insulin shots or medications that contained hypoglycemia. Like most commas it can last for a long time and be deadly.
Why would a person go into a diabetic coma?
A person may go into a diabetic coma if their blood sugar levels become dangerously high (hyperglycemia) or low (hypoglycemia). This can happen due to factors such as not taking insulin or medication as prescribed, consuming excessive amounts of sugar, or experiencing illness or stress that affects blood sugar levels. A diabetic coma is a serious medical emergency that requires immediate treatment.
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.
What does the lack of insulin affect?
Coma and death.
Why does someone who suffers from diabetes need insulin injections?
insulin regulates the sugar levels in a diabetic,preventing them from becoming ill and entering into a coma,called hypoglycemia
How does diabietis two affect you?
It means that your body is not producing enough insulin which means that when food is broken down, insulin isn't distributing glucose (sugar) to cells and parts of the body properly, making your blood glucose level too high or low. This can cause other health complications, and if left too long it can even cause a coma.
Having too little or no insulin available for the amount of food ingested may result in?
Diabetic Coma
Is coma recovery rare?
Recovery can have a wide variance depending on the cause of the coma and where the patient places on the coma scale
