First Aid Care for Diabetic Emergencies

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First Aid Care for Diabetic Emergencies

  • Call 9-1-1 or the designated emergency number if the person is unresponsive, not fully awake or having a seizure.

 

  • If the person is known to have diabetes and thinks he or she is having a diabetic emergency, you may be able to help the person by giving him or her some form of sugar.

Acceptable forms of sugar include:

■ Glucose tablets. 

■ Candies that can be chewed. 

■ Fruit juice. 

■ Fruit strips. 

■ Regular (non-diet) soda. 

■ Milk. 

■ A spoonful of sugar mixed into a glass of water

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