insulin shock
Dangerous glucose drop
Insulin shock is a dangerous condition caused by too much insulin in the bloodstream, resulting in severely low blood sugar.
Symptoms include trembling, confusion, sweating, and loss of consciousness.
Without treatment—typically fast-acting sugar or glucagon—it can lead to coma or death.
The term is sometimes used loosely for any hypoglycemic episode in diabetics.
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- comaUnwakeable unconsciousness
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insulin shockhyperglycemia
Abnormally high blood glucose
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