Symptom Finder - Treatment of Diabetic Hypoglycemia
HYPOGLYCEMIA, DIABETIC
1. If patient is conscious, give orange juice with added sugar or 50% glucose solution by mouth.
2. If patient is unconscious and IV accessible, give 25 cc of 50% dextrose IV.
3. If no vein accessible, give glucagon 1 mg IM or SC in adults and 0.25–0.5 mg IM or SC for children.
4. Monitor blood sugar for several hours especially in patients on oral hypoglycemic.
1. If patient is conscious, give orange juice with added sugar or 50% glucose solution by mouth.
2. If patient is unconscious and IV accessible, give 25 cc of 50% dextrose IV.
3. If no vein accessible, give glucagon 1 mg IM or SC in adults and 0.25–0.5 mg IM or SC for children.
4. Monitor blood sugar for several hours especially in patients on oral hypoglycemic.
