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Table 2 Severe Hypoglycemia management and outcomes in the prehospital setting

From: Epidemiology and outcomes from severe hypoglycemia in Kuwait: a prospective cohort study

Variable

Severe Hypoglycemia cases

N = 167 (%)

Management

 a. Glucagon

144 (89)

 b. Parenteral glucose

7 (4)

 c. Glucagon followed by parenteral glucose

11 (7)

Outcomes

 Normal GCSa with in 10–30 min

124 (76.5)

 Normal RBSa with in 10–30 min

80 (49.5)

  1. aGCS Glasgow coma scale, RBS Random blood sugar