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Hypoglycemia - Coggle Diagram
Hypoglycemia
Pathophysiology
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Regulation of blood glucose depends on insulin levels, available glucagon, and the secretion of catecholamines, GH, and cortisol.
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functional causes
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Drug-related (ethanol, haloperidol, pentamidine, salicylates) reactive hypoglycemia
interventions
Eat or drink 15 to 20 grams of fast-acting carbohydrates. These are sugary foods without protein or fat that are easily converted to sugar in the body
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Patient education
Learn the names of your prescribed drugs, dosages, schedule, and (if on insulin) technique for injections.
Take some form of carbohydrate if you have symptoms of hypoglycemia: nervousness, palpitations, hunger.
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We will teach you how to check your blood glucose, how to interpret the findings, and what actions, if any, to take.
Nutrition is an important part of managing your diabetes. The dietitian will discuss dietary guidelines with you.
medications
Glucose supplements (eg, dextrose)
Glucose-elevating agents (eg, glucagon, glucagon intranasal)
Inhibitors of insulin secretion (eg, diazoxide, octreotide)
Antineoplastic agents (eg, streptozocin)