Glucagon, like insulin, is a hormone that occurs in the pancreas.Its main function is to increase blood glucose levels, using glucose levels that exist in the liver.That is why it is very useful in those situations of hypoglycemia in which knowledge has been lost and food cannot be swallowed.
All people with diabetes, especially those who are injected insulin, should have at least a glucagon container at their home, instead of work, school, etc., and, train someone close to them who know how andWhen administering it in case of necessity.
What do you have to do to prepare and inject it?
Preparing glucagon injection is very easy, since it is sold in the form of a “kit” that contains everything necessary (glucagon-gen Hypokit).
Anyone can do it.You simply have to introduce the water in the syringe into the glucagon dust road, shake gently, extract the total content of the bottle and inject the totality.The injection usually done subcutaneously (under the skin, such as insulin), but can also be done intramuscularly (such as usual injections) and it would not even matter if it was put in an accident.
There is no reason to have any fear, because glucagon can be injected by any way without any risk for the person with diabetes.If the person recovers knowledge, then and never before, we must give carbohydrates, since the effect of glucagon is very fast and could present a hypoglycemia again.
If in the course of 10 minutes, the person has not recovered knowledge and the Emergency Department has not arrived, the injection can be repeated.Nor should the fact of injecting glucagon be fear when it is not facing hypoglycemia.When in doubt between glucose in high or low blood, it is always preferable to act as if it were a decrease.
Glucagon conservation
• Keep the children's reach and reach
• Keep, well:
in fridge (between 2ºC and 8ºC), or
Outside the fridge, below 25ºC, up to 18 months and within the validity period.
• Keep in the original container to protect it from light
• Do not freeze to prevent product damage.
• Use immediately after preparation.Do not keep it to use it later.
• Do not use glucagon after the expiration date that appears in the container.The date of
Expiration is the last day of the month indicated.
• Do not use the solution if, as rarely occurs, the solution looks like gel or if part of the
dust has not been properly dissolved.
• Do not use whether the plastic cap is missing or it is loose when you receive the product.In
This case returns the product to your pharmacy.
Video that explains how to use glucagen step by step:
