Question 1

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.

Question 2

whats the difference between a diabetic coma and insulin shock?

Accepted Answer

Opposite: Diabetic coma results from extremely elevated blood sugars. Insulin shock arises from severe hypoglycemia related to taking insulin.

Question 3

why is dextrose solution injected to patients suffering from insulin shock?

Accepted Answer

Sugar: Patients with hypoglycemia severe enough to require a hospital will receive sugar in the IV in the form of dextrose, which is pretty much the same thing as glucose.

Question 4

what can a physician do to treat insulin shock?

Accepted Answer

Give glucose: Either orally, if possible, or by injection. Or use an injection of glucagon, if available.

Question 5

could insulin levels cause hypovolemic shock?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

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 7

can hypovolemic shock be caused by too much  insulin?

Accepted Answer

Not typically: Too much Insulin can cause hypoglycemic shock.

Question 8

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 9

can hypovolemic shock be caused by an unbalanced  insulin level?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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.

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