| Diabetes: Is low really worse than high?
I thought a diabetic coma was different to a hypoglycaemic coma, but today I was informed they are the same - low blood sugar. In my first aid training I was told if we aren't sure if a diabetic is low or high, give them sugar, because it won't hurt them to be high.
Is this correct?
What are the risks of having high blood sugar? If low is worse, why do we put so much effort into managing high sugar with insulin? |