You are providing care for a 29-year old male who is weak and lethargic. Bystanders tell you that he has been that way since he
went to work an hour ago. They know that he is a diabetic but when you ask about meals or when he last took his insulin, the answers do not make sense. You should give him small amounts of sugar. True or false?
Hypoglycemia is a common emergency in diabetic patients and the symptoms such as being weak and lethargic is more of hypoglycaemic symptoms. Other symptoms include headacd, dizziness, sweating, tremors, agitation, confusion etc.
Ideally a random blood sugar test should be done to know the glucose level but giving a small amount of glucose, if it is hypoglycemia the patient state will improve immediately. And also the small amount of glucose will be beneficial if it is hypoglycemia and will not cause harm if it is not.
