[Diabetes-talk] about Glucagon

[dmgina]

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Bryant" <ebryant at socket.net>
To: "Diabetes Talk" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 1:38 PM
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] about Glucagon


> Hi Folks,
>
>                A good while back, there was information carried on this
> list about using glucagon.  This info is stored somewhere in our archives.
> This might serve as a refresher.
>
>
>
> Glucagon is made by Eli Lilly and Company and requires a doctor's
> prescription.
>
>
>
> 1.       It should be stored at room temperature between 68 to 77 degrees
> Fahrenheit.
>
> 2.       It is injected into a muscle and raises blood glucose rapidly.
>
> 3.       When is it needed?  When blood sugars are dangerously low, severe
> hypoglycemia.  You might be unconscious, and cannot eat any sugar 
> sweetened
> products.
>
> 4.       When to use: Use glucagon to treat insulin coma, or insulin
> reaction resulting from severe hypoglycemia (low blood sugar).  Symptoms 
> of
> severe hypoglycemia include disorientation, unconsciousness, and seizure 
> or
> convulsions.  Give glucagon if 1.) the patient is unconscious, 2.) the
> patient is unable to eat sugar or a sugar-sweetened product,  3.)the 
> patient
> is having a seizure, 4.) repeated administration of sugar or a sugar
> sweetened product such as a regular soft drink or fruit juice does not
> improve patient's condition.  Milder cases of hypoglycemia should be 
> treated
> promptly by eating sugar-sweetened product.  Glucagon is not active when
> taken orally.
>
> 5.       Directions:
>
> a.       Seal needs to be taken off bottle, and the rubber stopper needs 
> to
> be wiped off with alcohol swab.
>
> b.      The needle protector needs to be removed, and the contents of
> syringe needs to be injected into the glucagon bottle.  The syringe, then
> needs to be removed from bottle.
>
> c.       The bottle needs to be swirled until glucagon is completely
> dissolved.  It should only be used if the glucagon is clear and 
> water-like.
>
> d.      The same syringe should be used and the bottle needs to be held
> upside down, and the solution needs to be drawn into the syringe.  Put all
> the contents of the bottle into syringe.
>
> e.      Cleanse the injection site with alcohol swab.
>
> f.        Insert needle into loose tissue under cleansed injection site, 
> and
> inject all contents.
>
> g.       Turn patient on his/her side, in case of vomiting
>
> h.      Give patient food or sweet drinks as soon as he/she awakens and is
> able to swallow.  Repeat as needed.
>
> I recommend all insulin using diabetics have glucagon  in case of severe
> hypoglycemia.  The doctor should be called, but if patient has been 
> treated,
> and is coming out of the low, there may not be a need to get he/she to the
> hospital.
>
>
>
> Note: I have had glucagon administered several times by my wife, and have
> never went to the hospital.  I check my blood sugar regularly, after 
> having
> glucagon administered to make sure it is not getting too low.
>
>                Incidentally, my wife who is totally blind, has 
> administered
> glucagon several times.  A good while back, my diabetologist, authorized 
> her
> to be shown how to use glucagon, and she has again several times drawn up
> glucagon, and given me the shot.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Ed Bryant
>
>
>
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