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<blockquote data-quote="catapillar" data-source="post: 1225283" data-attributes="member: 32394"><p>That's a glucagon injection, not a glucose injection. A glucagon injection doesn't come in a pen - it's a kit with powder and sterile liquid I think you need to mix the two together before injecting and then the glucagon triggers a glucose dump from the liver. If you are prescribed a glucagon kit the DSN should give you and, more importantly, whoever is going to administer it, a little training session on how to use it.</p><p></p><p>[USER=81638]@Shar67[/USER] looks like we are all getting confused about glucagon:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Glucagon = the hormone that triggers a liver dump, I don't think it originates in the liver, it's a hormonal response to low blood sugar.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Glycogen = the glucose stored in the liver that is dumped - this is what lives in the liver & the liver could be out of.</li> </ul><p></p><p>I've always though that "diabetic comas" refer to hyper events (DKA) too, and hypos are just hypos (well, you know, not <em>just </em>hypos), but I can see why an unconcious hypo could be called a diabetic coma too. Just semantics <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="catapillar, post: 1225283, member: 32394"] That's a glucagon injection, not a glucose injection. A glucagon injection doesn't come in a pen - it's a kit with powder and sterile liquid I think you need to mix the two together before injecting and then the glucagon triggers a glucose dump from the liver. If you are prescribed a glucagon kit the DSN should give you and, more importantly, whoever is going to administer it, a little training session on how to use it. [USER=81638]@Shar67[/USER] looks like we are all getting confused about glucagon: [LIST] [*]Glucagon = the hormone that triggers a liver dump, I don't think it originates in the liver, it's a hormonal response to low blood sugar. [*]Glycogen = the glucose stored in the liver that is dumped - this is what lives in the liver & the liver could be out of. [/LIST] I've always though that "diabetic comas" refer to hyper events (DKA) too, and hypos are just hypos (well, you know, not [I]just [/I]hypos), but I can see why an unconcious hypo could be called a diabetic coma too. Just semantics :) [/QUOTE]
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