Diagnosis:
Clinical picture: Sweeting - tremors - hunger - cold - irritable (up to convulsions) - salivation from the mouth in
severe cases as decreased glucose leads to increased osmolar pressure.
History: History of recent large insulin or hypoglycemic drug dose or history of taking normal daily dose but
without eating.
Clinical glucose (random) measuring: usually < 50.
Treatment:
Start with 100 ml glucose 25% or till recovery.
If you want to measure blood glucose it should be at least 2 hours later.
Clinical picture: Sweeting - tremors - hunger - cold - irritable (up to convulsions) - salivation from the mouth in
severe cases as decreased glucose leads to increased osmolar pressure.
History: History of recent large insulin or hypoglycemic drug dose or history of taking normal daily dose but
without eating.
Clinical glucose (random) measuring: usually < 50.
Treatment:
Start with 100 ml glucose 25% or till recovery.
If you want to measure blood glucose it should be at least 2 hours later.
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