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Diabetes, kidney & blood · OPD · Locked · first month free
By Dr Javed Akhtar · Last reviewed 2 October 2026
Drugs on this card
Oral glucose (conscious), Dextrose 25%, Glucagon (no IV access)
Advice and when to refer After recovery: Give a meal; on a sulfonylurea — admit and watch 24 h (lows come back); review the cause and doses (ADA 2026)Investigations
First visit Capillary blood glucose — Under 70 mg/dL confirms it — treat at once; 54 mg/dL or less is significant.Only if indicated Creatinine — Recurrent lows on a sulfonylurea or insulin (kidney disease prolongs action).Serum insulin, C-peptide and glucose during an episode — Hypoglycaemia in a person without diabetes.HbA1c, review of doses — Recurrent lows.Follow-up and monitoring Glucose hourly for 24 h — Sulfonylurea-related lows (they come back).
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