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Hypoglycemia: Traditional Treatment
eliminating
the initial symptoms in order to bring your body under control.
Then, he'll treat the underlying condition which causes the problem. Hypoglycemia,
as we have seen, has a potential myriad of causes. Because of this, indentifying the underlying condition and
preventing recurrent episodes as not a simple process.
If he has eliminated other factors, your health care practitioner may
search for a tumor in your pancreas or other area of your body which is
causing this disruption. If
that's the case, you may have to undergo surgery. If
on the other hand, the hypoglycemia is caused by the medications you're
taking, then he'll work closely with you to help change your prescriptions. The
key to effectively controlling this problem is for you to be extremely aware
of any changes in the way your body is acting.
You also need to be alert to any alterations in the way you're
feeling. You need to pay
attention to such symptoms that especially deal with the mind �
disorientation, the inability to complete normal everyday tasks.
The moment you notice these symptoms, you need to begin to elevate
your blood sugar level. Ignoring
these telltale signs can be dangerous, as the most severe forms of
hypoglycemia eventually take the forms of seizures and unconsciousness. And
it's not as difficult as you may think.
A serving of hard candy equal to approximately five Life Savers can
be effective, according to the medical experts at the Mayo Clinic. If
hard candy is not available drink either a soft drink � but not the diet
version � or four ounces of orange juice.
If you're at home when these symptoms first occur or in a restaurant
with sugar packets at the table, you can consume two large teaspoons of
sugar to help alleviate the symptoms and prevent them from progressing. There's
also a glucose gel you can take. This
is a form of sugar that you can buy at the pharmacy without a prescription
that your system can rapidly absorb and use.
This is especially effective on the early symptoms. You
may also take glucose tablets when you feel those symptoms initially coming
on. These are also a
non-prescription form of sugar that's created specifically for this purpose.
It's readily available at your pharmacy. You'll
obviously want to alert your friends and family to your condition, so should
you exhibit severe symptoms of this disorder, they can help should you be
unconscious or, in some cases, unwilling to cooperate.
Remember to let your co-workers and any immediate supervisors at work
know of this problem as well. If you carry glucose gel with you, inform
these people that should you lose consciousness, that they should place some
of this gel under your tongue. And
make sure they know where you keep the gel. If
you're one of the individuals who suffers from Type I diabetes, consider
instructing someone close to you how to inject you with glucagon. This is a hormone that stimulates the release of glucose from
your liver while at the same time inhibiting the release of insulin.
Ask your health care practitioner is this is an option for you.
This is available only through prescription.
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