Unresponsive patient with known diabetes

1. Give Glucagon 1mg IM x1

2. Obtain BG

3. Notify medical staff, following Blood Glucose situation

4. Consider narcotic overdose and administer naloxone (Narcan) if appropriate.

BG < 70 and patient unable to take food by mouth or by feeding tube

1. Give Glucagon 1mg IM x1

2. Notify medical staff, following Blood Glucose situation

BG < 70 and patient is able to take food by mouth or by feeding tube

1. Give Carbohydrate (CHO) according to BG:

BG < 40          Give 30gm CHO

BG 40 - 50      Give 25gm CHO

BG 51 - 60      Give 20gm CHO

BG 61 - 70      Give 15gm CHO

2. Recheck BG in 15 minutes; If BG remains <70, Repeat CHO as in table above.

3. Recheck BG in 15 minutes; if BG remains <70 Give Glucagon 1mg IM x1 and notify medical staff, following Blood Glucose situation