Tuesday, December 6, 2011

The Glucagon Injection

The Glucagon injection is a needle that should be administered to a diabetic who is experiencing hypoglycemia.  Hypoglycemia is when a diabetic’s blood sugar drops very low and they pass out or become unconscious.  The word “glucagon” refers to a hormone produced by the pancreas to raise a very low blood sugar.  A glucagon injection should ONLY BE USED if a diabetic’s blood sugar is very low and they are passed out or unresponsive.  Otherwise if the diabetic is responding with a low blood sugar then treat the sugar with a juice box.  (A blood sugar below 70 is considered low)   


This is a picture of the Glucagon injection in the case it comes in.  On the right is the needle, and on the right is the vile full of glucagon.  








This is a picture of the syringe out of the case.








This is a picture of the syringe partly filled with glucagon.