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Why must you feed someone something sweet if they had inadvertently taken an overdose of insulin?
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∙ 14y ago
Insulin "picks up" glucose in the blood stream to take glucose to each cell; insulin is like a "key" that opens the cell "door".
Too much insulin can put someone into a life-threatening coma because the insulin has picked up almost all circulating glucose, which the brain and vital organs need.
To correct excess insulin, we give something sugary that easily, quickly converts to glucose, such as sugar cubes, honey, hard candies -- if the person is still alert. The best counter measure is glucose tablets. If the person is drowsy, they make a gel glucose in a tube-- you squeeze it into the patient's cheek and it absorbs.
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What would you do to help a friend who had inadvertently taken an overdose of insulin?
Insulin works to lower blood-glucose levels by promoting uptake of glucose by cells which will use it to fuel cellular metabolism. Give them something to eat, preferrably something with plenty of sugar, like a candy bar!
What is the first thAT should BE DONE to help someone who inadvertently taken an overdose of insulin?
Give them Coca Cola (regular,) Orange Juice, a couple of spoon fulls of Strawberry Jam or anything high in sugar content. Get medical help!
How much insulin can kill you instantly?
I am a diabetic type 2 sufferer for over 40 years. My estimate of a fatal dose for someone like me, who has a certain resistance to insulin would be about 300 units of Humalog. Problem is, how do I prevent going hypoglycaemic before I finish injecting up to 3 pens of Humalog?(300 units).
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