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So my wife is a type 1er. The way glucagon fits into her life is that we have an emergency glucagon shot that she carries in her purse to use in the case of an emergency. The glucagon is more of an immediate emergency recovery. On the flip side glucagon doesn't lower the blood sugar which is dangerous when she is going high.

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I may be misunderstanding something here. I'm assuming the emergency you're referring to is low glucose. Why would you use a shot of glucagon rather than a dextrose tablet for that sort of emergency?

A glucose tablet and a glucagon shot can both be used in emergencies, but they are best used to treat different levels of emergencies. You can take a glucose tablet if you're coherent and conscious, but when you're incoherent or passed out from a severe hypoglycemia, someone else administering a glucagon shot is a lot easier and safer.

Okay that makes sense. Thanks.

How quickly does a glucagon shot trigger GNG and how quickly can GNG raise glucose levels?

In my experience it takes just a minute or two

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