A 65-year-old man with type 2 diabetes on insulin is found unresponsive on the ward. Capillary blood glucose is 1.9 mmol/L and IV access is already in...

Question

A 65-year-old man with type 2 diabetes on insulin is found unresponsive on the ward. Capillary blood glucose is 1.9 mmol/L and IV access is already in place. What is the single most appropriate immediate treatment?

Accepted Answer

Give 10% glucose 150 mL IV bolus

Answer

Give 10–20 g oral glucose gel

Answer

Give intramuscular glucagon 1 mg

Answer

Stop insulin and observe only

Answer

Give Adrenaline 1 in 1000 intramuscularly

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Severe hypoglycaemia

A 65-year-old man with type 2 diabetes on insulin is found unresponsive on the ward. Capillary blood glucose is 1.9 mmol/L and IV access is already in place. What is the single most appropriate immediate treatment?