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How long after a possible insulin overdose will a diabetic start to show signs of negative effects?
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Type of insulin?: Short acting Insulin could start working within 5-10 minutes. Other types of Insulin could take hours before hypoglycemia might be a problem.
Answered 2/17/2016
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