Hypoglycemia
Procedure
- 1.Check for MedicAlert identification.
A person with diabetes may carry their own glucose tablets or prepackaged gel tubes. If glucose tablets or gel tubes are unavailable alternate forms of dietary sugar may be used, see below.
- 3.Repeat glucose administration if symptoms continue after 15 minutes.
- 4.Monitor vital signs.
If the patient becomes unresponsive, or an unresponsive patient has a MedicAlert that indicates they are a diabetic, or they have an insulin pump or glucometer patch, activate EMS and treat as a Load and Go. Follow the General treatment for the unresponsive patient at the end of this chapter.
- 6.fruit juice or non-diet soda pop
- 7.candy, e.g., jellybeans, Lifesavers, Mentos
- 8.honey
- 9.granulated sugar (packets, teaspoons or cubes)
- 10.dextrose