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What's considered to be an insulin overdose for a non-diabetic?
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Any dose: Giving Insulin to non diabetic will always be dangerous
Answered 6/25/2014
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Any insulin.: Any injection of Insulin into a non diabetic is technically an overdose. The symptoms of overdose are the same in diabetics and non diabetics - tremor, sweating, rapid heart rate, hunger, and if untreated - neurologic sx including seizure.
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