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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?

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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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