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What Happens If A Non-diabetic Person Given An Insulin Shot ?
my father was administered to the hospital for bronchitis (devaloped to pneumonia). later, a nurse was about to give him an insulin shot!!!! what could have happened if she did??
Wed, 23 Mar 2011
May be due to infection your father would have developed impaired glucose utilization. Note that in stress situations some patients do developed increased glucose levels and later come over it.
Note that if it was being administered by mistake, then the consequences would depend upon the type of insulin and dose of insulin administered leading to hypoglycemia.
Note that if it was being administered by mistake, then the consequences would depend upon the type of insulin and dose of insulin administered leading to hypoglycemia.
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