A 63-year-old with type 2 diabetes is found unresponsive at home. Fingerstick glucose is 34 mg/dL. What should the caregiver do while waiting for EMS?...

Question

A 63-year-old with type 2 diabetes is found unresponsive at home. Fingerstick glucose is 34 mg/dL. What should the caregiver do while waiting for EMS?

Accepted Answer

Administer glucagon 1 mg intramuscularly

Answer

Give oral juice by mouth immediately

Answer

Prepare a dextrose 50% IV push

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Administer subcutaneous insulin to stabilize glucose

Answer

Place in Trendelenburg and wait

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Severe Hypoglycemia

A 63-year-old with type 2 diabetes is found unresponsive at home. Fingerstick glucose is 34 mg/dL. What should the caregiver do while waiting for EMS?