What should I do if I have diabetes and I pass out?
ANSWER
Hypoglycemia may make you pass out. If so, you'll need someone to give you an injection of glucagon, which raises your blood sugar.
Reviewed by Minesh Khatri on January 26, 2020
SOURCES:
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC): “Hypoglycemia.”
American Diabetes Association: “Hypoglycemia.”
Zammitt, N. Diabetes Care, 2005.
Boyle P. Southern Medical Journal, February 2007.
SOURCES:
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC): “Hypoglycemia.”
American Diabetes Association: “Hypoglycemia.”
Zammitt, N. Diabetes Care, 2005.
Boyle P. Southern Medical Journal, February 2007.
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