What are the dangers of low blood sugar? How to deal with it

In our lives, the occurrence of hypoglycemia is very harmful to human health, and low blood sugar will also have the following harmful manifestations in normal times.

Dangers of hypoglycemia:

1. When hypoglycemia occurs, the body's glucose-raising hormones such as adrenaline, glucocorticoids, glucagon and growth hormone increase, leading to reactive blood sugar (Sumukhe effect), causing blood sugar fluctuations and worsening of the condition.

2. Hypoglycemia can also stimulate the cardiovascular system, causing arrhythmia, myocardial infarction, stroke, etc.

3. Long-term, repeated and severe hypoglycemia can cause irreversible damage to the central nervous system, causing personality changes in the patient, and ultimately mental disorder, dementia, etc.

4. If hypoglycemia coma is not discovered for too long, it may result in death.

How to deal with hypoglycemia:

1. If the patient is conscious, you can give him sugar water to drink, or eat biscuits or snacks with high sugar content.

2. If the patient's consciousness has changed, 40-60 ml of 50% glucose should be injected intravenously. In more serious cases, 10% glucose can be continuously infused intravenously.

3. If conditions permit, 1 mg of glucagon can be used for intramuscular injection, but the price of glucagon is relatively high.