Скачать или смотреть 2e: Low Blood Sugar in Individuals with Diabetes (2025)

The fifth lesson in chapter two focuses on Low Blood Sugar, with an emphasis on individuals with diabetes. A basic understanding of diabetes is provided. How an individual may experience low blood sugar is explained. Caring for an individual who has low blood sugar is detailed.

Diabetes affects an individual’s ability to regulate blood sugar. Fluctuations in blood sugar in either direction can produce symptoms such as agitation, confusion, loss of consciousness, excessive tiredness, weakness, and even seizure-like activity.

Individuals with diabetes can experience low blood sugar due to illness, stress, skipping meals, or taking too much insulin. To care for an individual who has low blood sugar, give them a sugar-containing beverage, such as fruit juice, milk, or a soft drink. Encourage them to sit or lie down. If their symptoms improve, encourage them to eat. Also, be sure to call 911.

Glucose gel and tablets are available and a good way to quickly increase blood sugar. Alternatives to gels and tablets include packets of sugar, honey, or jelly from restaurants which may be readily available. Consider keeping any of these in the first aid kit.

If an individual with diabetes is unable to sit up or swallow safely, do not give them anything to eat or drink. This could result in choking or aspiration.

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