In Reply to: Re: Insulin Overdose posted by Alan Wexler on October 31, 2000 at 13:38:39:
: : : If a person is used to taking 10 units of R, what would be the consequences of injecting at least four times that amount?
: : Well, for starters they would most likely have low blood sugar. This would range from anything from symptoms of weakness, hunger. shaking, fainting, or outright passing out. One observation I have is that an adult who only needs 10u daily would do better on oral meds and diet and exercise. Low blood sugar can be counteracted by eating something with carbohydrates like fruit, fruit juice, and so forth till the insulin wears off.
: I understand the low blood sugar. Could the extra dosage be fatal?
I don't assist people with suicide or murder. Why take more than the regular dose? An accidental overdose can easily be corrected. The people whom I have heard of that took insulin overdoses for suicide did not die, but were left brain damaged and vegetables.