Question 1

can hypovolemic shock be caused by too much  insulin?

Accepted Answer

Not typically: Too much Insulin can cause hypoglycemic shock.

Question 2

could insulin levels cause hypovolemic shock?

Accepted Answer

No: High Insulin levels causes low blood sugar, not low blood volume.

Question 3

is it possible for insulin levels to cause hypovolemic shock?

Accepted Answer

Only injected: Only injected Insulin is capable of causing that. Your body's own Insulin isn't sufficient, unless you have a vanishingly rare tumor that secretes insulin. Check w/your doctor. They've probably never even seen one of those tumors as they're very, very rare.

Question 4

can hypovolemic shock be caused by an unbalanced  insulin level?

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Maybe: Low Insulin use with high blood sugar level over 1000.

Question 5

is it possible that unstable insulin levels cause hypovolemic shock?

Accepted Answer

No: Insulin affects glucose levels, not blood pressure.  Hypovolemic shock would be unrelated to Insulin levels.

Question 6

is it possible that hypovolemic shock be caused by unstable insulin levels?

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Insulin and shock: If you mean can hypovolemia be caused by low Insulin levels, the answer is "yes". Patients with low Insulin levels can have a large urine output that, if not corrected by giving enough insulin, can dehydrate a patient. This is what happens to those  diabetics who go into ketoacidosis, type1, and those that go in a hyperosmolar state, type 2.  Fluids and Insulin administration are required to treat.

Question 7

is it possible that hypovolemic shock be caused by an unbalanced glucagon/ insulin level?

Accepted Answer

Hypovolemic shock: Hard to answer your question.  In diabetic ketoacidosis, Insulin is absent/low, glucagon high, and you can have hypovolemic shock (along with high blood glu, ketones, acidosis, etc).   If you have hypovolemic shock from something else (eg. Sepsis), many hormones react to the situation.  A minor "imbalance" in insulin/glucagon may alter blood glucose but does not cause shock.

Question 8

what are the causes of an insulin spike in our bodies?

Accepted Answer

Glucago: Ingesting refined sugar carbohydrade will cause the liver to release glucagon which is a homone that pushes the pancrease (pancrelipase) to release insulin.  Other things can do this but the major source is refined sugars.

Question 9

what causes high insulin levels?

Accepted Answer

Insulin resistance.: High blood sugar will cause Insulin levels to rise, but i suspect you are referring to Insulin resistance.  This is a phenomena in which your muscle cells have reduced sensitivity to insulin. This results in higher blood levels of Insulin for any given level of blood sugar as compared to those without Insulin resistance.

Question 10

will insulin shock kill someone?

Accepted Answer

Insulin shock kills: Insulin shock can and does kill, both in homicides,  suicides, and accidental suicides. As of lately it has been found that the cause of death in many diabetic patients was the result of over zealous attempts by the medical community to get their diabetic patients under tight control. This led to fewer complications but also more deaths in the patients in the tightly controlled group due to Insulin induced hypoglycemia in the the middle of the night.

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