Emergency Diabetes
Being prepared for an emergency is important for everyone, but it’s even more important if you have a chronic health condition like diabetes. routines suddenly change, supplies and medicines can be hard to get and hard to store, and added stress makes it harder to manage your blood sugar. When someone passes out from hypoglycemia, it's a medical emergency. don't try to give them food or liquid -they could choke. you, or someone who knows how, should give them a glucagon shot. Diabetes is a common condition, afflicting > 20% of the american population over the age of 60 years. 1 patients with diabetes, particularly those with lower socioeconomic status or limited access to primary care, frequently seek care in hospital emergency departments. 2–6 this article will review the most common and immediately life-threatening diabetes-related complications seen in. Diabetic Emergencies What To Do When Someone Is In A An emergency kit is an important addition to a person’s diabetes...