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10. The brain is certainly not firing on all cylinders during hypoglycemic eposodes

Reply to aint_no_life_nowhere (Reply #8)

Sat Jul 19, 2014, 03:20 PM

Jul 2014

I was low enough one day nearly 25 years ago that the voices of people trying to communicate with me sounded literally like the honking of geese. It would have been funny if I wasn't ready for an ambulance ride.

I have spoken with a paramedic who said he had used an uppercut to the jaw to knock out a combative diabetic. Glucagon is the normal treatment but relies on a controllable patient to administer.

This is the first thing I think of when I read a news story about someone crashing their car into a house or acting irrationally in a public setting.

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Texas man says cops beat him after he pulled over from diabetic shock [View all] MrScorpio Jul 2014 OP

Medical Alert bracelet would be a good idea Ino Jul 2014 #1

Putting thug cops in jail... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2014 #14

I'll second that! Ino Jul 2014 #16

oh, we're supposed to ask about medical conditions *before* we punch him in the face? Cal Carpenter Jul 2014 #2

This happens with some regularity. Seems to be standard operating procedure. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2014 #3

We've seen this shit before... MrScorpio Jul 2014 #4

HE IGNORED THEIR AUTHORITAH! redqueen Jul 2014 #5

A 70 year old man recovering from pneumonia and on the edge of unconsciousness from low blood sugar aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2014 #6

Actually, hypoglycemia can result in a tremendous burst of energy IDemo Jul 2014 #7

I'm a diabetic too with type II aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2014 #8

The brain is certainly not firing on all cylinders during hypoglycemic eposodes IDemo Jul 2014 #10

Why couldn't the cops take the keys out of ignition Politicalboi Jul 2014 #9

Of course they were cleared sakabatou Jul 2014 #11

Since the officers were cleared of wrongdoing ... surrealAmerican Jul 2014 #12

in my opinion, yes. Duppers Jul 2014 #13

We need to tie medical alert information to vehicle registration. roamer65 Jul 2014 #15