diabetic shock
Dangerous glucose drop
Diabetic shock refers to dangerously low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) in a diabetic person, causing symptoms from confusion and trembling to unconsciousness and seizures.
The term is informal—medical professionals typically say "severe hypoglycemia" or "insulin shock." It requires immediate treatment with sugar or glucose: She went into diabetic shock and needed orange juice right away.
- hypoglycemiaInsufficient blood glucose
- insulinPancreatic glucose-regulating hormone
- comaUnwakeable unconsciousness
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- blood sugarCirculating glucose level
sugar level · unconscious · pass out · sweating · shaking · shaky hands · pale · emergency · medical emergency · 911 call · seizure · confusion · glucagon · juice · orange juice · candy · trembling · dizziness
- diabetes effectshyperglycemia, ketoacidosis, nephropathy, neuropathy, retinopathy
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