RECOGNIZE INSULIN SHOCK
LTC Nursing Assistant Trainer, June 21, 2006
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Diabetes affects 14% of the elderly population, so there's a good chance that several of your residents live with this disease. With proper diet, exercise, and oftentimes medication, diabetes can be controlled. But sometimes diabetics can go into insulin shock.
Insulin shock occurs when a diabetic resident has more insulin than his or her body can use. Shock develops suddenly, but CNAs can help residents attain help from shock if they know the following signs and symptoms:
* Hunger
* Excessive sweating
* Headache
* Tremors
* Faintness, dizziness, and weakness
* Irritability, nervousness, and/or personality change
* Numbness of lips and tongue
* Blurred or impaired vision
* Stupor, leading to coma
* Low blood sugar
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