{"id":3277,"date":"2017-11-30T18:27:47","date_gmt":"2017-11-30T18:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehippohouse.org\/hypoglycemia\/glucagon-para-emergencias\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T04:50:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T04:50:16","slug":"glucagon-for-emergencies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thehippohouse.org\/en\/hypoglycemia\/glucagon-for-emergencies\/","title":{"rendered":"GLUCAGON FOR EMERGENCIES"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Glucagon for emergencies<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Anyone who is at risk of suffering from hypoglycemia should have an emergency glucagon kit (*). It would also be preferable to have it on hand at all times.<\/p>\n

In addition, if it is convenient, that all the people living with he\/she know where to find the glucagon kit; also that they are trained in preparing and injecting it.<\/p>\n

These kits should be used when the person is seizing, unconscious or has difficulty with coordination or swallowing, as a result of a sugar drop.<\/p>\n

It should also be used when the situation does not improve after feeding to treat the first symptoms of hypoglycemi<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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(*) Glucagon emergency kits should not be used frequently to treat hypoglycemia. If low blood sugar recurs frequently, it may indicate a need to review the treatment. Also, if glucagon is used too often, the liver may not have enough glucose stores for glucagon to work effectively.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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If you do not have glucagon or at the moment of using it you realize that it is expired or damaged, you should immediately call emergency health services.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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If you do not have glucagon or at the moment of using it you realize that it is expired or damaged, you should immediately call emergency health services.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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How is it administered?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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  1. Check the expiration date of the emergency kit. Do not use it if it has expired!<\/li>
  2. Wash your hands thoroughly and open the case.<\/li>
  3. Check the pot containing the powder or tablet to make sure it has no dark spots. Do not use it if you see any!<\/li>
  4. Remove the hermetic seal from the pot.<\/li>
  5. Remove the cap from the syringe needle and inject all the liquid it contains into the glucagon pot.<\/li>
  6. Take the syringe out of the pot and hold it aside (without forgetting that it must remain sterile).<\/li>
  7. Gently shake the vial containing the mixture until it dissolves.<\/li>
  8. Insert the needle of the syringe into the vial, then place the vial upside down and extract the appropriate amount of glucagon. (Nothing happens if you take a little more; glucagon is not toxic).<\/li>
  9. Select the injection area and clean the surface of the skin. It is advisable to choose a fleshy and wide area, such as the buttocks or thighs; the arms or stomach are other options.<\/li>
  10. Insert the needle of the syringe into the skin at a 90\u00ba angle. Then inject the liquid and try to keep the person as still as possible while doing it. The ideal is to inject it as fast as we can, especially if the person is having a seizure or moving a lot.<\/li>

  11. Once you have emptied all the liquid, remove and safely dispose of the used syringe.<\/p><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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