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What will happen if you are not diabetic but you accidentally injected some insulin in you?

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You Might Die: Insulin lowers blood sugar. If you inject a lot you will lower your sugar so low you go into a coma. If you are by yourself and do not get sugar instantly, you could die. Several people have been convicted of killing family members by injecting insulin.

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

Answered 12/18/2014

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