Sage-Tips

What happens if your glucose is 0?

Early symptoms include weakness, lightheadedness, and dizziness. Headaches can occur from a lack of glucose, especially if you have diabetes. You may also feel signs of stress, such as nervousness, anxiety, and irritability.

What should the patient do if their blood sugar is low?

If you have symptoms of hypoglycemia, do the following: Eat or drink 15 to 20 grams of fast-acting carbohydrates. These are sugary foods without protein or fat that are easily converted to sugar in the body. Try glucose tablets or gel, fruit juice, regular — not diet — soft drinks, honey, and sugary candy.

What should a Type I diabetic do if their glucose levels are too low?

When Your Blood Sugar Gets Low

• Eat something that has about 15 grams (g) of carbohydrates.
• Wait about 15 minutes before eating any more.
• Check your blood sugar again.
• If you do not feel better in 15 minutes and your blood sugar is still lower than 70 mg/dL (3.9 mmol/L), eat another snack with 15 g of carbohydrates.

What is glucagon injection?

Glucagon injection is an emergency medicine used to treat severe hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) in diabetes patients treated with insulin who have passed out or cannot take some form of sugar by mouth.

How do you give a patient glucose?

You must chew the chewable tablet before you swallow it. Measure liquid medicine carefully. Use the dosing syringe provided, or use a medicine dose-measuring device (not a kitchen spoon). If you take glucose gel in a pre-measured tube, be sure to swallow the entire contents of the tube to get a full dose.

How do you administer IM glucagon?

Here’s how to administer glucagon with a prefilled auto-injector:

1. Open the pouch and make sure the medicine looks clear and almost colorless.
2. If alcohol is available, clean the injection site.
3. Inject into the skin of the lower abdomen, thigh, or upper arm.
4. Hold for 5 seconds, then release.
5. Turn the person on their side.

How do you raise blood sugar levels?

Among the foods you can try for a quick blood sugar boost are:

1. a piece of fruit, like a banana, apple, or orange.
2. 2 tablespoons of raisins.
3. 15 grapes.
4. 1/2 cup apple, orange, pineapple, or grapefruit juice.
5. 1/2 cup regular soda (not sugar-free)
6. 1 cup fat-free milk.
7. 1 tablespoon honey or jelly.
8. 15 Skittles.