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17 July 2012, 13:09 (10 months ago)
 Okay, this is not a thread about certain movies and/or infor about them, it`s a question regarding a situation in a certain movie. Let me explain:
I was watching a movie two day`s ago, where a woman was going into a Diabetic shock. Her blood glucose level was 58Mgs or 5.8Mgs, so i understand that that is low. So why is it in movies they all reach for Insulin? The last thing you need at that stage is more insulin. They should be reaching for chocolate or something sweet,at least. I don`t know if we have a doctor in our Kat family,but if there is, or anyone has any understanding of this, can you please let me know, especially if i am ever caught in that situation, and i end up killing the poor patient off !!! :) Thanks in advance.  My younger brother has been a diabetic (type1) for 33 years. I've seen him go into a diabetic coma twice in the past. A glucose injection brought him round. Not very pleasant. I've seen him go into diabetic hypo's too and we had to force chocolate or cola down his throat to bring him round.
You need to understand that there are 2 types of diabetes....Type 1 and type 2. Type 1: The body is producing no insulin Type 2: The cells do not respond correctly to the insulin Diabetes Type 1 is not preventable, it is in no way the result of a person's lifestyle. Whether a person is fat, thin, fit or unfit, makes no difference to his or her risk of developing Type 1. In the case of Diabetes Type 2, much of its onset is the result of bodyweight, fitness and lifestyle. The vast majority of people who develop Type 1 are not overweight, and are otherwise healthy during onset. You cannot reverse or prevent Type 1 by doing lots of exercise or eating carefully. Quite simply, the Diabetes Type 1 patient has lost his/her beta cells. The beta cells are in the pancreas; they produce insulin. Person with Diabetes Type 2 has one of two problems, and sometimes both: 1. Not enough insulin is being produced. 2. The insulin is not working properly - this is known as insulin resistance. The vast majority of patients who develop Type 2 did so because they were overweight and unfit, and had been overweight and unfit for some time. This type of diabetes tends to appear later on in life. However, there have been more and more cases of people in their 20s developing Type 2, but it is still relatively uncommon. Approximately 85% of all diabetes patients have Type 2. The insulin resistance will reach a point in which the amount of insulin produced by the pancreas is not enough to make up for the cells lower response. At this point the person will have to take additional insulin. Of course people with type 1 also take insulin, my brother 3 times daily now, but I think it would be people with type 2 taking an insulin injection in these movies, although I doubt the producers have the first clue about it. :) Last edited by dunky769639, 10 months ago dunky769639
My younger brother has been a diabetic (type1) for 33 years. I've seen him go into a diabetic coma twice in the past. A glucose injection brought him round. Not very pleasant. I've seen him go into diabetic hypo's too and we had to force chocolate or cola down his throat to bring him round.
You need to understand that there are 2 types of diabetes....Type 1 and type 2. Type 1: The body is producing no insulin Type 2: The cells do not respond correctly to the insulin Diabetes Type 1 is not preventable, it is in no way the result of a person's lifestyle. Whether a person is fat, thin, fit or unfit, makes no difference to his or her risk of developing Type 1. In the case of Diabetes Type 2, much of its onset is the result of bodyweight, fitness and lifestyle. The vast majority of people who develop Type 1 are not overweight, and are otherwise healthy during onset. You cannot reverse or prevent Type 1 by doing lots of exercise or eating carefully. Quite simply, the Diabetes Type 1 patient has lost his/her beta cells. The beta cells are in the pancreas; they produce insulin. Person with Diabetes Type 2 has one of two problems, and sometimes both: 1. Not enough insulin is being produced. 2. The insulin is not working properly - this is known as insulin resistance. The vast majority of patients who develop Type 2 did so because they were overweight and unfit, and had been overweight and unfit for some time. This type of diabetes tends to appear later on in life. However, there have been more and more cases of people in their 20s developing Type 2, but it is still relatively uncommon. Approximately 85% of all diabetes patients have Type 2. The insulin resistance will reach a point in which the amount of insulin produced by the pancreas is not enough to make up for the cells lower response. At this point the person will have to take additional insulin. Of course people with type 1 also take insulin, my brother 3 times daily now, but I think it would be people with type 2 taking an insulin injection in these movies, although I doubt the producers have the first clue about it. :) Very very informative and precise. Thank you for clearing the confusion up, and for me now understanding any movie with this situation in it,a lot better.
My best wishes to your younger brother. Thank you.  Hey people, I don't know if we have any other KAT Doctor family members, but I am lucky (even though on most days i'd say unlucky) enough to fall into that category.
If the individual is having a hypo (i.e their blood sugar is too low) they don't need Insulin. They need something to pick up their blood sugar, as in something sweet. If their blood sugar is too high that's when they need Insulin, particularly the case in Type 1 Diabetes. Many Type 2 people manage on Tablets, or a combination of Tablets and Insulin. Most individuals with Diabetes know when they are having a hypo as they get symptoms which alert them to the fact they are having a hypo. So they will usually have a rescue chocolate or something they can eat. Dunky76 gave a very good explanation of Diabetes. The only thing I would add is that if somebody is already unconscious do not put anything in their mouth. It can block: A. Block their mouth, meaning they can not breathe B. Go down the wrong way and onto their lungs causing an infection (to swallow something into the food pipe u need to be conscious, otherwise there is is no swallow and things just go into your windpipe). In response to your question Unionjack, the movies often just throw any Sh*te at us in the hope that we believe it. Usually works too lol. Omsali1709
Hey people, I don't know if we have any other KAT Doctor family members, but I am lucky (even though on most days i'd say unlucky) enough to fall into that category.
If the individual is having a hypo (i.e their blood sugar is too low) they don't need Insulin. They need something to pick up their blood sugar, as in something sweet. If their blood sugar is too high that's when they need Insulin, particularly the case in Type 1 Diabetes. Many Type 2 people manage on Tablets, or a combination of Tablets and Insulin. Most individuals with Diabetes know when they are having a hypo as they get symptoms which alert them to the fact they are having a hypo. So they will usually have a rescue chocolate or something they can eat. Dunky76 gave a very good explanation of Diabetes. The only thing I would add is that if somebody is already unconscious do not put anything in their mouth. It can block: A. Block their mouth, meaning they can not breathe B. Go down the wrong way and onto their lungs causing an infection (to swallow something into the food pipe u need to be conscious, otherwise there is is no swallow and things just go into your windpipe). In response to your question Unionjack, the movies often just throw any Sh*te at us in the hope that we believe it. Usually works too lol. Thank you for the info.Appreciated.
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