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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A person with diabetes (or on certain medicines) is sweaty, shaky, confused, or irritable — signs of low blood sugar.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Shaking, sweating, pale skin, hunger, confusion, or irritability.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Known diabetic who skipped a meal, exercised heavily, or took too much insulin.
Scene hazards: Sudden collapse, Driving or operating machinery
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Ask: "Do you have diabetes? Do you need sugar?"
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If they can swallow — give 15–20 g fast sugar: 150 ml juice, 3–4 glucose tablets, or 1 tbsp sugar in water.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Have them sit down. Stay with them and watch for improvement in 10–15 minutes.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If improving, follow with a snack containing protein and carbs when able.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 if no improvement after 15 minutes, they become unconscious, or have a seizure.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Tell dispatcher suspected hypoglycemia and whether sugar was given.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Repeated low sugar episodes or loss of consciousness always need medical follow-up.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — They may need glucagon injection — only if trained and prescribed.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT give insulin — it will drop sugar further.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT give food or drink if they are drowsy or cannot swallow — choking risk.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Low blood sugar always needs an ambulance immediately
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Conscious people with mild symptoms often recover with fast sugar. Call if they do not improve or cannot swallow.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Delaying sugar while waiting for ambulance when oral treatment works.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Blood glucose has dropped too low. The brain runs on sugar and fails quickly without it.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Low sugar can progress to unconsciousness within minutes if untreated.