Diabetic coma Death
Hypoglycemic coma was defined as a state in which
the patient was not arousable (or responded only to pain), with a blood glucose concentration of 2.72 mmol/L (49 mg/dL) or less, and responded symptomatically (a return of consciousness) to the administration of intravenous glucose.
Hypoglycemic Coma
Hypoglycemia occurs predominantly in patients taking insulin but also in patients taking sulfonylureas, particularly long-acting preparations such as chlorpropamide and glibenclamide. The factors which commonly predispose to hypoglycemia, either alone or in combination, are:
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too much insulin or sulfonylurea
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too little food or delayed meal
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too much physical exercise.