Do You or Someone You Know Have Diabetes? What to Do In case of Insulin Reaction!

Click Here! Anyone who says having diabetes is no big deal, does not have it and does not have to deal with a loved one who has it! It is a big deal! Even doctors make it sound like it is a simple thing to take your medications and give yourself a shot 2, 3, or sometimes 4 or more times per day. It is a simple thing, but there are a whole lot of things you must deal with throughout the day when you have diabetes:

1. Test your blood sugar level before each meal.
2. Monitor what you will eat and portion sizes for the whole day.
3. Make sure you eat 4 small meals instead of the 3 meals you have eaten all your life.
4. Make sure you plan what you will have for snacks and make sure you eat them!
5. Drink lots of water.
6. Exercise to the extent the doctor advises.
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Every meal everyday must be planned. Otherwise, you are tempted to get involved in whatever you are doing that day and completely forget to eat your snack. Plus, it will be time to eat lunch or dinner and you have not prepared it. If it is not ready to eat on time, you could have an insulin reaction. Click Here!

Anyone who has ever had one knows the signs. Those of you who do not have diabetes should know the signs so if anyone around you has a reaction, you will know what to do.
An insulin reaction is an excessively low blood sugar level resulting from an excess of insulin via an injection or oral medication. An insulin reaction occurs for the following reasons:

Increased activity
Not eating on time
Skipping a meal
Error in insulin dosage
Increased insulin dosages
And the list goes on and on…

Symptoms of an insulin reaction are…

Sweating
Dizziness
Trembling
Headache
Confusion
Anxiety
And the list goes on and on…

What to do in case someone has an insulin reaction, depending upon the severity of the reaction: Click Here!

Get them a soda, regular not diet.
Give them a candy bar, peanut butter crackers, or a quick sugar fix.
Call 9-1-1 to get the person to the hospital if they are unconscious or having seizures. Do not attempt to drive them to the hospital yourself. They need immediate medical attention which an ambulance can provide during the ride to the hospital.

In any case an insulin reaction should be noted and the doctor should be informed. The doctor may want to see the patient and adjust amount of insulin dosage, snacks, meals, etc. The main thing you need to know is to do what is necessary to take care of the person having an insulin reaction, whether it is get hem something to eat or drink or get them an ambulance, then be sure to inform their doctor.

Insulin reactions are a big deal and a sign medications need adjusting. Diabetes is a disease you live with 24 hours per day and it affects all who live with or work with the diabetic. It can be a smooth ride when everything works the way it should, but the ride gets real bumpy when something is out of whack! Click Here!

Here's to a smooth ride!