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Right before school sports, Daria has a blood sugar of 88 mg/dl or 4.8 mmol/l. What could she do?
Daria could eat 10 g of carbohydrates like half a banana before exercising or start the sports mode of her AID system.
Have fun playing football!
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Emrah has a fever. His father measured a blood sugar of 360 mg/dl or 19.9 mmol/l. What does Emrah or his parents have to do?
In any case, ketone must first be measured. Then adjust according to the ketone level. With a ketone value of up to 0.9 mmol/l simple correction,
double correction for ketone above 1.0 mmol/L.
Emrah should drink plenty of water or unsweetened tea.
It is best to check your blood sugar level every 3 hours and correct it if necessary.
In the case of feverish infections, the body often needs at least 20% more insulin.
Get well soon Emrah!
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Justus passed out. What does Mrs. Özdemir, his math teacher, have to do now?
Mrs. Özdemir calls for help and puts Justus in a stable side position. She doesn't give Justus any drinks or food, but uses the emergency nose powder on him.
Justus wakes up quickly and then drinks two packets of apple juice.
Justus, please don't be surprised if you get a headache or nausea. Unfortunately, these are consequences of hypoglycaemia or side effects of the nasal powder. Do you have any idea what caused the severe hypoglycaemia? That would be helpful, as it could possibly prevent another hypoglycaemia with the same cause.
Get well soon!
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Kim and Taylor are walking through the woods on a school field trip. The two run at the end of the group. Half of the hiking route is done. Kim has diabetes and the sensor reads 66 mg/dl or 3.6 mmol/l. What has to be done now?
Kim should immediately eat at least 10 g of fast carbohydrates (e.g. 2 large glucose, 100 ml fruit juice) and get the chance to take a short break.
As they are only halfway through the route and still have some exercise ahead of them, Kim could also eat 20 g of fast carbohydrates or, in addition to the first 10 g of fast carbohydrates to treat hypoglycaemia, eat more slow-acting carbohydrates (e.g. carbohydrates from fruit) for the upcoming exercise.
Kim, you'll feel better in ten minutes!
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Bjarne vomits on the sidewalk in front of the school. This morning his blood sugar was already over 400 mg/dl or 22.2 mmol/l. It now has a value of 420 mg/dl or 23.0 mmol/l. What has to be done now?
Bjarne needs help now. He shouldn't be left alone! The ketone level must be measured. If the ketone level is above 1.0 mmol/l, Bjarne should be taken to the hospital as soon as possible. He has ketoacidosis!
Bjarne shouldn't do any sport or eat anything with these high values.
Get well soon Bjarne!