Treat hypoglycemia

The term hypoglycemia meansthe pathological condition resulting in having low blood Glucose Levels as to cause clinical manifestations, including symptoms.
If a diabetic, either type 1 or type 2, is hypoglycemia (eg, glucose 50 mg / dl or less), with or without symptoms, you should immediately get 15 gr simple carbohydrate.
The carbohydrate can be taken either in liquid form (eg orange juice without sugar) or a solid, eg sugar cubes and a tablespoon of sugar or honey.
All this because they are simple carbohydrates are absorbed quickly and act promptly, but the action lasts only 15 to 20 minutes.
If hypoglycemia occurred more than 15 minutes before the scheduled lunch, the patient should eat a meal before or consumed and complex carbohydrates or proteins, to cover a longer period (beyond 15 to 20 minutes he gave the simple carbohydrate).
The complex carbohydrates like bread or toast, combined with protein (eg cheese, butter or milk) usually provide enough food, but the blood sugar should be checked every 20 minutes until the next meal, to avoid recurrence of hypoglycaemia. A glass of skim milk has the same amount of protein and carbohydrates with a glass of whole milk.
If the patient is unconscious or unable to swallow, then it should be an intramuscular injection of glucagon (Glucagon 1 mg).People who are living with the patient should be trained in how to administer the injection.
Patients are treated with sulfonylureas (diabetes pills) and also those with impaired renal function should contact their doctor, because in these cases may be prolonged hypoglycemia for several hours or days.
Briefly, a diabetic with hypoglycemia recommended orange juice for immediate correction and control blood sugar 20 minutes later if the patient has not eaten in between meal.
If the 20 minutes the blood sugar remains below 70 mg / dl, the patient should drink more orange juice and eat complex carbohydrates or protein to stabilize blood sugar levels until the next meal.