A 39-year-old member asked:
what is difference between diabetic and insulin coma?
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Dr. Kerrie Pinkney answered
27 years experience Palliative Care
Opposites really: These are common terms for the comas that occur with very high or very low blood sugars (glucose). They are treated quite differently as for diabetic ketoacidosis coma you give Insulin and fluids, while for an excess of insulin, we give glucose.
Answered on Jul 9, 2015
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Opposite: Diabetic coma results from extremely elevated blood sugars. Insulin shock arises from severe hypoglycemia related to taking insulin.
A 65-year-old female asked:
Dr. Frank Amico Jr answered
11 years experience Internal Medicine
Not likley: It depends on your sugars honestly. If you are not what we call a brittle diabetic then you will be just fine. Monitor your sugars closely.
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Dr. James Ferguson answered
46 years experience Pediatrics
Odd statement: You state there is no brain injury in someone in a hypoglycemia induced coma. How would anyone know?Insulin shock can cause brain injury just as easil ... Read More
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Dr. Dean Giannone answered
25 years experience Internal Medicine
Emergent.: The answer is “variable”. Depends on how much insulin, whether it’s long-acting or short-acting, how quickly the blood sugar goes down. Regardless, ... Read More
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