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Symptoms of Severe Hyperglycemia
Diabetes eTraining Slide 18
This last group of symptoms indicate severe hyperglycemia, and probable ketoacidosis.
- Labored breathing
- Profound weakness
- Confusion
- Dry mouth
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Stomach cramps
- Sweet, fruity breath
- Unconscious
These symptoms often happen with high blood sugar and may mean you have diabetic ketoacidosis, which can be a potentially life-threatening condition.
Mild Hyperglycemia: Symptoms and Treatment
Diabetes eTraining Slide 17
The onset of severe hyperglycemia and progression to DKA is usually pretty slow, so treating symptoms when they are mild is important.
Symptoms of Mild Hyperglycemia:
Diabetes Resources
Diabetes eTraining Slide 21
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Course Contents
- Overview
- Why you have this training
- The Impact of Diabetes
- Myths
- Type 1 Diabetes
- Type 1 Symptoms
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Type 2 Symptoms
- Treatment of Diabetes
- Diabetes Video: Blood Glucose Monitoring
- Hypoglycemia
- Mild Hypoglycemia: Symptoms & Treatment
- Severe Hypoglycemia: Symptoms & Treatment
- Diabetes Video: Hypoglycemia
- Diabetes Video: Glucagon Administration
- Hyperglycemia
- Mild Hyperglycemia: Symptoms & Treatment
- Severe Hyperglycemia
- Ketoacidosis
- Diabetes Video: Hyperglycemia
- Diabetes Resources
- Diabetes Quiz
Please read and watch all the videos in the course before taking the Diabetes Quiz.
Severe Hypoglycemia: Symptoms & Treatment
Diabetes eTraining Slide 13
If not treated promptly a mild hypoglycemic reaction can quickly progress to a severe state:
Behavior/personality changes
Mild Hypoglycemia: Symptoms & Treatment
Diabetes eTraining Slide 12
The symptoms of mild hypoglycemia are the first alert that the body is in a state of sugar deficiency.
Symptoms may include the following:
Hypoglycemia
Diabetes eTraining Slide 11
Hypoglycemia is the greatest immediate danger to students with diabetes. Students will often recognize and be able to treat the early symptoms of hypoglycemia. Occasionally, however, a student might miss the early symptoms get to a point in which they cannot reliably help themselves. If this happens they will need others to recognize the symptoms of low blood glucose level, and what to do to treat it. If it is not treated it can lead to: unconsciousness, seizures, and may be life-threatening.