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<blockquote data-quote="phoenix" data-source="post: 386488" data-attributes="member: 12578"><p>The reason given is because of the risk of choking . <a href="http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Hypoglycaemia/Pages/Treatment.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Hypoglycae ... tment.aspx</a></p><p></p><p> I really don't know whether it is certain that everyone would lick their lips whilst unconscious though it obviously seems to have worked for you.</p><p> It used to be thought that sugar/glucose would be absorbed through the oral mucosa so it used to be taught as a method . However, when they experimented to see how much was actually absorbed (back in 1978) they found it was ineffective . Almost no glucose was found to be absorbed via that route. The conclusion: </p><p>" Instant glucose appears to be of therapeutic value only if swallowed by fully conscious, hypoglycemic patients. It should not benefit unconscious patients because of its poor absorption through the buccal mucosa"</p><p> <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/691147" target="_blank">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/691147</a></p><p>If someone is fitting as in this case trying to put sugar in their mouths could be problematic .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="phoenix, post: 386488, member: 12578"] The reason given is because of the risk of choking . [url=http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Hypoglycaemia/Pages/Treatment.aspx]http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Hypoglycae ... tment.aspx[/url] I really don't know whether it is certain that everyone would lick their lips whilst unconscious though it obviously seems to have worked for you. It used to be thought that sugar/glucose would be absorbed through the oral mucosa so it used to be taught as a method . However, when they experimented to see how much was actually absorbed (back in 1978) they found it was ineffective . Almost no glucose was found to be absorbed via that route. The conclusion: " Instant glucose appears to be of therapeutic value only if swallowed by fully conscious, hypoglycemic patients. It should not benefit unconscious patients because of its poor absorption through the buccal mucosa" [url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/691147]http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/691147[/url] If someone is fitting as in this case trying to put sugar in their mouths could be problematic . [/QUOTE]
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