Severe Hypoglycemia

Severe hypoglycemia is the drop in blood glucose (low blood sugar) to unhealthy and dangerous levels. Severe hypoglycemia is also known as insulin shock, or diabetic coma and can lead to seizures, brain-cell death and physical death. Severe hypoglycemia occurs in diabetics when their glucose levels are very low. Severe hypoglycemia can cause a diabetic to forget where they are, what they are doing, and that they are in a dangerous state. Most severe hypoglycemia episodes in diabetics occur during the middle of the night. Severe hypoglycemia can be treated, if caught early, by by administering cake frosting, honey or syrup to the inside of the gums and lips. After about 15-20 minutes the diabetic should regain consciousness. If the diabetic has been in a coma for too long, a glucagon shot provided by a medic may be necessary to bring them out of a diabetic seizure or diabetic coma. Diabetics who have frequent episodes of severe hypoglycemia may no longer experience symptoms of light-headedness, anxiety, nervousness, perspiration, dizziness and palpitations and therefore are considered hypoglycemia unaware.

Diabetes Response Service can help diabetics alone manage insulin shock and complications of severe hypoglycemia, and help friends and family feel secure with their loved one's condition and lifestyle. If the diabetic is in a coma or insulin shock, they cannot answer the phone. We contact the diabetic's neighbors or friends. If the contacts are not available, you have the option to dispatch a local ambulance.

The diabetic's account can be controlled online by the diabetic, a family or friend, or a doctor. Diabetes Response Service can help seniors manage diabetes, and help their children and loved ones feel more secure about their parent's safety every day. With daily scheduled phone calls, children can esnure their parent's safety when they are not around. Appointment Reminders can also be set up on a daily basis, so the diabetic senior does not forget to take their medicine or check their glucose. Children can program the scheduled alarms and messages themselves through a control panel. Let Diabetes Response Service help in diabetes care.