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Question Answer hypoglycemia is defined as blood glucose falls to less than 70 mg/dL hypoglycemia is caused by too much insulin or oral hypoglycemic agents, too little food, or excessive physical a... ctivity mild hypoglycemic symptoms SNS nervous system is stimulated, resulting in a surge of epinephrine and norepinephrine causing sweating, tremor, tachycardia, palpitation, nervousness, and hunger moderate hypoglycemic symptoms impaired CNS function: inability to concentrate, headache, lightheadedness, confusion, memory lapses, numbness of the lips and tongue, slurred speech, impaired coordination, emotional changes, irrational or combative behavior, double vision, drowsiness severe hypoglycemic symptoms impairment of CNS function so severe that patient needs assistance of another person for treatment, disoriented behavior, seizures, difficulty arousing from sleep, or loss of consciousness first treatment of hypoglycemia 15 g of fast-acting concentrated carbohydrate examples of 15 g fast-acting carb 3-4 commercially prepared glucose tablets, 4-6 oz of fruit juice, regular soda, or milk, 6-10 hard candies, 2-3 teaspoons of sugar or honey, treatment for hypoglycemic patients that are unconscious and cannot swallow includes injection of glucagon 1 mg either SC or IM glucagon is a hormone produced by alpha cells of the pancreas funtion of glucagon stimulates the liver to release glucose (through the breakdown of glycogen) [Show More]

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